Tag: Top 10
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World Cup of Hate, Part 16: FINALE
This is it — years of research and writing have led to this exact article. We’re going to go from the final four competitors to one ultimate winner of the World Cup of Hate, determining the greatest rivalry in all of sports. Going into the tournament, if you asked people who they thought would win,…
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World Cup of Hate, Part 12.5: Can’t Catch a Break
Well, that took long enough, didn’t it? We finally have all 32 participants in the World Cup of Hate, having scoured the entire world for the best rivalries in all of soccer. Of course, while that claim can be made for the majority of these rivalries (and all 32 can at least claim to be…
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World Cup of Hate, Part 8.5: International Break
We’re back for another break in the action. Spoiler alert: we’re halfway through the World Cup of Hate (there will be a total of 16 parts, not counting these individual Top 10 lists). I know we’re not even through with picking every rivalry, but that lengthy context is needed before we get to the actual tournament. Now…
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World Cup of Hate, Part 4.5: Individual Break
We’re going to take a break from our global journey to find the best rivalries in soccer, partially to not make things repetitive and partially because there are some other aspects of soccer rivalries that I want to talk about. The first is something that may be more prominent in other sports, but definitely exists in…
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