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In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby (pronounced 'dar-bee', sometimes mispronouced 'der-bee') is used to mean a sporting fixture between two (generally local) rivals, particularly in Association Football. In North America, crosstown rivalry is a more common term. To name an example, the "Tyne-Wear Derby" in the north-east of England is Newcastle United versus Sunderland, which can be very hostile and in 1996 led to all fans from each city being banned from the other, during derby day. The term is sometimes also used to describe major rivalries in which both clubs have substantial regional or national followings.

The phrase may have originated from an all-in football game (Royal Shrovetide Football) contested annually between the two halves of the English town of Ashbourne, Derbyshire. This match has been and still is played on Shrove Tuesday. Another theory is that it originated from The Derby, the name of a horse race in England, founded by the twelfth Earl of Derby in 1780. Yet another theory is that the 'derby match' saying arose from when Liverpool played Everton. As their two grounds were seperated by Stanley Park, with Stanley Park being owned by the Earl of Derby, so the name arose.

Derbies usually have a much more heated atmosphere between the fans and often the players of the two clubs. For some derbies, an added source of tension between the two clubs can be political or sectarian rivalry.

An example of sectarian rivalry is in the Old Firm derby between the two leading clubs of Glasgow in Scotland. In the matches between Celtic and Rangers, Celtic represents the Catholic population, and Rangers the Protestant population of Glasgow. The notion of a "sectarian divide" is, however a notion among the fans of both clubs and has been denied to be an official policy of Rangers and Celtic.

Scotland's second biggest derby, the Edinburgh one between Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and Hibernian (Hibs) shares a similar history as the Glasgow one. Although commonly regarded as having a similar religious divide as Celtic & Rangers, this has never fully surfaced beyond the views of an extremely small minority of the clubs supporters; most think of it as an intra-city rivalry and nothing else. Both clubs have a traditionally fierce rivalry and games between the clubs are usually sold-out.

Other majors Derbies include the Lisbon derby between SL Benfica and Sporting Lisbon and the "Derby della Madonnina" between AC Milan and Internazionale.

'Derby' is commonly used to signify matches between teams in the same town or region, however historical national rivalries, such as Ajax Amsterdam v Feyenoord and Internazionale v Juventus F.C., are sometimes also considered derbies as well as major football rivalries.

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  • War of the Roses - Lancashire v Yorkshire
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N.B. It should be noted that intracity rivalries in American sports are not always as intense as derbies in other countries. The Giants and Jets only play each other in the regular season once every four years, and regular-season Cubs-White Sox and Yankees-Mets games have only been played since 1997. However, there are many strong crosstown rivalries in high school and college sports. See Sports rivalry for more details

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