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The rivalry took on political tones as well, coming close to deposing the Roman Emperor Justinian in 532 CE in a riot and the suppression of the riot killed tens of thousands of people. Owners have been known to encourage rivalries as they tend to improve game attendance and television ratings for rivalry matches.
This article lists a timeline of notable political rivalries by country. Political party rivalries are not to be confused with rival family houses within a nation, or warring factions from different nations. This list will not indicate every rival political party within a nation, such as in multiple-party governments.
Revie's Leeds United and Shankly's Liverpool shared an intense rivalry during the 1960s and 1970s. The rivalry began Liverpool defeated Leeds 2–1 in the 1965 FA Cup Final. The following season, Liverpool won the league title ahead of Leeds. Leeds then beat out Liverpool to the league title during the 1968–69 and 1973–74 seasons. [331 ...
The Argentina–Brazil football rivalry is an association football sports rivalry between the Brazilian and Argentinian national teams. The rivalry is considered one of the biggest and fiercest in international football and FIFA has described it as the "essence of football rivalry". [ 22 ]
The second-oldest inter-state high school football rivalry in the country, and the oldest such rivalry to feature public schools. [33] New Bedford High School (New Bedford, Massachusetts) B.M.C. Durfee High School (Fall River, Massachusetts) 77–42–10 1893; 132 years ago () Annual Thanksgiving football game. The oldest high school football ...
The India–Australia cricket rivalry is an intense rivaly within the sport of cricket. [1] The matches between these countries are known for their intensity. It is considered as one of the biggest matches in the world, and is among the most-viewed sport games.
After an incident on Perejil Island in 2002, both countries agreed to return to the status quo. [3] Chagos Archipelago United Kingdom Mauritius: The United Kingdom de facto administers the archipelago as the British Indian Ocean Territory. Mauritius claims the islands. Mauritius and the UK are currently in negotiations to transfer sovereignty ...
The Low Countries derby (Dutch: Derby der Lage Landen, French: Derby des Plats Pays), is the name given in football to any match between Belgium and the Netherlands.The countries have a long-standing tradition of rivalry in football, having played over 129 official derbies so far.