Biggest personal rivalry in soccer

[Cris 09]

Andreas Moeller v. Paulo Sosa

[Pabs]

Marcello Lippi & Roberto Baggio LOATHE each other

Lippi and Christian Panucci have also butted heads many times.

[Burkies Ginger Mop]

Paolo Di Canio and everyone :p

Paolo Di Canio v Ian Ferguson

This pair caused a riot! They really hated each other.

"But whilst at Parkhead, his honest commitment made him beloved by the fans, if not the board. Sometimes, however, that commitment spilled over into stupidity. Most famously his behaviour very nearly sparked a riot as he squared up with Rangers' Ian Ferguson at the end of a decisive Old Firm match. The violence in the streets afterwards was almost certainly exacerbated by the needless confrontation on the pitch."

I remember it very clearly!

[Tony Dellbird]

Ian Wright vs. Peter Schmeichel

[Val1]

I'm surprised it took five pages to mention Zidane v Materrazi.

[Cris 09]

I'm surprised it took five pages to mention Zidane v Materrazi.

I'm not sure one time incidents apply...otherwise it could literally apply to every soccer player (remember Chapuisat vs Kahn?)...even though it was the WC final.

[juanse_moncayo]

chilavert and roberto carlos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpNfwLqN6xY

[Tony Dellbird]

chilavert and roberto carlos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpNfwLqN6xY

Maybe South Americans aren't playacting when they go down so easily? That spitwad nearly took RC off his feet.

[z187 Portugal]

In Portugal in the 90's

Paulinho Santos (FC Porto) and Joao Viera Pinto (SL Benfica) had a rivalry
one time paulinho broke joao pinto's jaw

[glennaldo_sf]

Arsene Wenger - Alan Pardew

;)

[UEFA]

wenger-mourinho
Mourinho-Cruijff
Cruijff-KNVB
Keizer-Michels
Zico-Maradona

[deejay]

chilavert and roberto carlos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpNfwLqN6xY

Chilavert and any team he was playing against. The man loved to provoke.

[xTottixCorex]

keane/vieira
keane/shearer
keane/haaland
keane/...well, whoever else in england during his time:rolleyes:

[Kebbie Gazauzkas]

Ruud Van Nistelrooy/Holland and Martin Keown/England (I think that a previous game between these two teams sparked the rivalry)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PWXq_-LdxHk

Christian Poulsen/Denmark and Kaka/Brazil (Shalke 04 vs. AC Milan - two games)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU4pLJ80oVU

Kim Milton Nielsen (Danish referee) and the English (has sent off David Beckham and Rooney) :D

Roy Keane and former Irish manager Mick McCarthy, there was a famous shouting match between them..

[Twix]

Keane vs Haaland..NFT

[ahlawyyy]

Christiano Ronaldo and Joe Cole:confused:

[Teso Dos Bichos]

keane/vieira
keane/shearer
keane/haaland
keane/...well, whoever else in england during his time:rolleyes:

It wasn't a rivalry because that implies that everyone Keane faced was a rival when the reality was they weren't in the same league.

[El Mandrake]

tweety carario vs. referee bassi......man, declarations in the press, sound bites expressing disdain for each other cholo simeone vs. romario.....cholo starting trouble with romario who was coming off of a bad month personal and health wise with romario ending up knocking out cholo...classic
chilavert anybody that he faced.....cavenaghi almost got attacked cause he tried to score rabona style goal, ruggeri and chilavert.... wow......keane vs anybody he faced..including teammates.....martin palermo and figo...that final world club cup final boca vs. real and when figo would play against martin's team in spain, figo made sure he scored.....

[fan19740]

Wynalda v. Mexico

[act smiley]

Ahh, a chance to break out one of my favourite videos
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nb5Igo2LvNs