What is the oldest football rivalry in the world?

England v Scotland
Scotland
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in men's international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. It competes in the three major professional tournaments: the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League and the UEFA European Championship.
https://en.wikipedia.org › Scotland_national_football_team
: Is International Football's Oldest Rivalry Really a Rivalry? It's the oldest rivalry in football. England and Scotland are forefathers of the sport, with the first meeting between the two nations dating back to November 1872.
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What is the oldest rivalry in football?

The Yale-Princeton rivalry is the oldest in college football, dating back to 1873. Yale and Princeton dominated the college football scene when this rivalry began, with Yale claiming 13 outright national titles and Princeton claiming eight between 1869 and 1894. The 2018 game was played at Fenway Park.
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What is the biggest rivalry in NFL history?

The Chiefs–Raiders rivalry is considered as one of the NFL's most bitter. Since the AFL was established in 1960, the Chiefs and Raiders have shared the same division, first being the AFL Western Conference, and since the AFL–NFL merger, the AFC West.
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What is the oldest sports rivalry in the world?

It is one of cricket's curiosities that the oldest international rivalry is not, as many assume, England against Australia. That started in 1877, some 33 years after a side representing USA met a team from Canada at Bloomingdale Park in Manhattan.
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What is the most watched football rivalry in the world?

1. El Clásico. El Clásico is one of the most exciting derbies in the world of football. It is contested between the two giants of Spanish football, Real Madrid and Barcelona.
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Football's Most Dangerous Rivalry



What is the biggest match in football history?

AS Adema 149–0 SO l'Emyrne was a football match played on 31 October 2002 between two teams in Toamasina, Madagascar. It holds the world record for the highest scoreline in any football match, recognised by The Guinness Book of Records.
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Who are the biggest rivals in history?

8 Of The Most Intense Historical Rivalries
  1. 47 Ronin vs. Kira Yoshinaka. Via commons.wikimedia.org. ...
  2. Al Capone vs. Bugs Moran. ...
  3. Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison. ...
  4. Aaron Burr vs. Alexander Hamilton. ...
  5. The Hatfields vs. The McCoys. ...
  6. Ernest Hemingway vs. William Faulkner. ...
  7. Michelangelo vs. Leonardo da Vinci. ...
  8. Captain Morgan vs. Don Alonzo.
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What are the oldest NFL rivalries?

The oldest NFL rivalry, dating back to when the league was founded in 1920, consists of its two remaining charter members: the Decatur Staleys/Chicago Bears and the Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals.
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What are the 2 oldest sports in the world?

The World's Oldest Sports
  1. Oldest extreme sport - cliff diving.
  2. Oldest ball game - Mesoamerican ulama/ Tsu Chu.
  3. Oldest Olympic sport - stade (running)
  4. Oldest combat sport – wrestling.
  5. Oldest team sport.
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What are the 3 oldest NFL teams?

Two charter members, the Chicago Cardinals (now the Arizona Cardinals) and the Decatur Staleys (now the Chicago Bears), are still in existence. The Green Bay Packers franchise, founded in 1919, is the oldest team not to change locations, but did not begin league play until 1921.
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Who is America's favorite team in the NFL?

The Cowboys were the most searched-for NFL team over the past five years, according to Google trends data from 2017-2022 shared with USA TODAY. Even though Dallas has not won a Super Bowl in that timeframe, being the most search-for team bolsters their status as "America's team" heading into the 2022-23 season.
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Who is Cowboys biggest rival?

The Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers are rivals and have always had natural competition between them. The two teams each have five Super Bowl wins and are tied for the second-highest number of wins behind the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots.
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What is the oldest Big 10 rivalry?

Minnesota-Wisconsin

The Big Ten is home to the longest rivalry in FBS history. The two programs first met in 1890, and with the exception of 1906, have played every year since.
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What are the oldest rivalry trophies?

The Little Brown Jug is the most regularly exchanged rivalry trophy in college football, the oldest trophy game in FBS college football, and the second oldest rivalry trophy overall, next to the 1899 Territorial Cup (which did not become a travelling/exchange trophy until 2001), contested between Arizona and Arizona ...
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What is the oldest original NFL team?

The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest team in the NFL and along with the Chicago Bears, is one of only two teams that were part of the inaugural NFL roster. While the franchise has been based out of Arizona since 1988, the Cardinals trace their history all the way back to 1898, decades before the NFL was founded.
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Who are the rivals of USA?

For the past two years, strong majorities of Americans have seen each of the four as threatening to the vital interests of the U.S. in some way -- the military power of Russia and North Korea, the military and the economic power of China and the threat of nuclear weapons for Iran.
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Who is man US biggest rival?

Who is Manchester United's biggest rival? Liverpool FC has always been Manchester United's main rival. The proximity between the two cities and the long industrial story has helped to exacerbate the hate between the fanbases over the years.
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What is the biggest sports rivalry in the world?

Biggest Rivalries in Sports
  • Celtic F.C. vs. Rangers F.C. (Soccer) ...
  • Lakers vs. Celtics (Basketball) ...
  • Liverpool F.C. vs. Manchester United (Soccer) ...
  • Michigan vs. Ohio State (College Football) ...
  • Giants vs. Dodgers (Baseball) ...
  • Yankees vs. Red Sox (Baseball) ...
  • India vs. Pakistan (Cricket) ...
  • F.C. Barcelona vs. Real Madrid (Soccer)
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Which country invented football?

What is the origin of football? Modern football originated in Britain in the 19th century. Though “folk football” had been played since medieval times with varying rules, the game began to be standardized when it was taken up as a winter game at public schools.
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Who is Texas biggest rival?

Oklahoma football aka The Red River Rivalry. Nicknamed "The Red River Showdown" for the Red River that flows through both states, the game is played annually at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
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Who is Eagles biggest rival?

The New York Giants are the Eagles' biggest rivals.

The two teams have faced off a total of 183 times in their regular season histories, with the Eagles leading the head-to-head matchup 93-88-2. The Eagles and Giants have also faced off in the postseason five times, with the Eagles also leading that series 3-2.
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Who is the least liked NFL team?

Houston - The Houston Texans are the least popular team in the NFL, according to a recent study.
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What is loudest stadium in NFL?

How loud is it at Arrowhead Stadium? In 2014, Arrowhead Stadium set a Guinness World Record for its stadium noise against the New England Patriots. The fans were so loud that they registered the sound at 142.2 decibels. That's louder than a jet plane taking off.
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