Fenerbahce v Galatasary

[babak_australia]

Don't forget the Tel-Aviv derby

the only thing i know about Israel is the hot women.
do they really have a derby worthy of a mention?

[Nariman]

i didnt watch the match but isnt it rare that a 4-1 win is "luck"??

Maybe one goal was not luck (the first after the corner)
then the second was luck (own goal)
then the third was offside
then the last goal david had luck because it hit the post first!
So lucky win and no I am not a GS fan

[babak_australia]

Fenerbahce won with luck!
Actually i think the third goal was offside

i didnt watch the match but isnt it rare that a 4-1 win is "luck"??

[Shamim]

The worlds biggest derbies are
1) Boca V River
2) Fener V Galla
3) Rangers V Celtic
Honorable mentions
Benfica V Sporting, PP V SS, Lazio V Roma, Milan V Inter, Palmeiras V Corinthians, West Ham V Milwall and Olympia*** V Panathinai***

Don't forget the Tel-Aviv derby

[Nariman]

Fenerbahce won with luck!
Actually i think the third goal was offside

SS vs. PP is perhaps bigger (or evenly big) as Gala vs. Fener.
SS - PP goes back decades as well and most of the fans would probably give away one of their fingers for their team's victory in the big derby.
Believe me, if Azadi would have a capacity of 1 million, it still would be packed in this derby.
As for the match: Too bad Gala lost. Besiktas is my fav. team in Turkey, followed by Gala and Sivasspor

only problem with pp-ss is the gov't influence on the game. the game itself is always so predictable. but one thing that cannot be taken away, is the atmosphere, the fans are always great.

[Amin_]

SS vs. PP is perhaps bigger (or evenly big) as Gala vs. Fener.

SS - PP goes back decades as well and most of the fans would probably give away one of their fingers for their team's victory in the big derby.

Believe me, if Azadi would have a capacity of 1 million, it still would be packed in this derby.


As for the match: Too bad Gala lost. Besiktas is my fav. team in Turkey, followed by Gala and Sivasspor

[shayan20]

Did kewell play?

btw nothing beats a good el classico in the nou camp!

[babak_australia]

pshh Inter-AC, Barca-RM are way bigger that Gala-Fener. Plus, this derby doesnt even get coverage in the west, compared to the ones mentioned earlier and some English derbies.

shows how much u know about derbies when u mention Real and Barca and they are in 2 different cities.

And a derby is not about the worldwide coverage it gets. Its about the passions of the two sets of fans and the Turks are amongst the top in the world.

Italians are no where near as passionate as the Turks, most games arent even sold out in Italy.

Just cause u know about a derby doesnt make it more famous then the ones u dont know.

Based on your theory the Boca V River doesnt even rate as no where shows it.

[JMU]

pshh Inter-AC, Barca-RM are way bigger that Gala-Fener. Plus, this derby doesnt even get coverage in the west, compared to the ones mentioned earlier and some English derbies.

[DRCha]

[The-Red]

thanks for the goals...it sure is one of the biggest games in the world.

here are the goals:

[babak_australia]

United v Liverpool > Old Firm

unless you meant the derbies between teams from the same city

then in that case Arsenal vs Spurs is perhaps the most intense of the London derbies

Liverpool V United is not a derby.
Otherwise i would have said Barca V Madrid.

These days the North London derby is the biggest but there is many in England but some of the teams are no longer in the same division.

[Suprah]

The worlds biggest derbies are
1) Boca V River
2) Fener V Galla
3) Rangers V Celtic
Honorable mentions
Benfica V Sporting, PP V SS, Lazio V Roma, Milan V Inter, Palmeiras V Corinthians, West Ham V Milwall and Olympia*** V Panathinai***

United v Liverpool > Old Firm

unless you meant the derbies between teams from the same city

then in that case Arsenal vs Spurs is perhaps the most intense of the London derbies