H8Kurdt is spot on. The meaningfulness of rivalries in football is far more fan oriented. It's ritualistic and tied in with local identity far more than it is to a club's success or failure. Although some rivalries between the elite clubs creep into it. The Classico is between the two biggest clubs in Spain, as is the case with the old firm derby, so while the roots of their conflict might be social, winning those derbies has often been the difference between second place or league champions. But for the most part football rivalries are exactly how H8Kurdt describes them.
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Originally Posted by h8kurdt
FUKCING 3-1!! GET IN
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At 2-1 I was far too nervous to enjoy it but when the 3rd went in it was beautiful. Lovely stuff.