[soccerphan]

In the States, everyone knows how much the Red Sox and Yankees hate each other and have been rivals for 100 years.

Help a yank out. Which two teams in the EPL , in your opinion, have the best, most intense and heated rivaly?

Also, since Everton is quite honestly, the only EPL team I am familiar with except for the internationally know Man u and Arsenal of course, who are the biggest rivals of Everton?

Btw, I was pretty much a casual soccer fan unitl a few years ago, I saw an Everton game on TV. Watching the caliber of play in that game really got me juiced and I started attending Metro Stars games more and more. You brits are so freakin lucky to have the EPL. I wish MLS was half as good.

cheers

mike

[Colm]

he are some of the biggest local derbies in the premiership.

Everton vs Liverpool
Tottenham vs Arsenal
Man Utd vs Man City
Southampton vs Portsmouth
Aston Villa vs Birmingham City

[DevilDave]

Well the above are some of the fiercest derbies in the Premier League in terms of past history and pure hatred.

IMO, though, the BoSox-Yanks rivalry is not just that the teams and fans hate each other, but also that they've been able to field some of the most talented teams to play the game of baseball.

If you factor in quality of the current teams as well as proximity and past history in the Premier League, you need to include:

Liverpool vs Man Utd
Arsenal vs Chelsea

[United Forever]

Originally Posted by DevilDave

Liverpool vs Man Utd

I am going to be waiting for this one! Beware pool scum when it comes!

[erictheking]

Newcastle v Middlesbrough

[KopThat!]

Liverpool v Man Utd by far. Nothing else comes close.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by KopThat!

Liverpool v Man Utd by far. Nothing else comes close.

Nah - Arse v Spurs.

[mad theory]

Arsenal vs Scum

also:
Birmingham vs Aston Villa vs West Bromich Albion

[KopThat!]

No chance. Liverpool v Man Utd. Both clubs are bigger than either Arsenal or Spurs with massive worldwide support and Liverpool and Man Utd NEVER do business between each other (the last time was 40 years ago). Imagine if Gerrard went to OT. Sheesh, World War Three would break out.

[mad theory]

what does club size got to do with anything?

the fans make the rivalry. and everyone knows it's arsenal vs tottenham.