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SPORTING RIVALRIES  

spunkycumfun 63M/69F
29519 posts
6/25/2013 8:36 am
SPORTING RIVALRIES


This is not a swamp monster but a British Lion (or, to be precise, Fran Cotton). The British Lions are the rugby union team representing Ireland and the UK, currently on tour in Australia. There is a lot of sporting rivalry between Australia and England. The Australian cricket team are currently in England to play for The Ashes, a cricket series that has been played between the two countries since 1882. The series is named after a satirical obituary published in The Sporting Times after Australia had beaten England on an English ground for the first time. The obituary announced: "In Affectionate Remembrance of ENGLISH CRICKET, which died at the Oval on 29th AUGUST, 1882, Deeply lamented by a large circle of sorrowing friends and acquaintances R.I.P. N.B. – The body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia."

One of the bitterest sporting rivalries in the world happens whenever there is a football game between Germany and The Netherlands. In the 2003 book Ajax, The Dutch, The War, Simon Kuper examines the Second World War origins of this rivalry. When playing Germany, Dutch football fans sometimes chant, ‘Give us back our bicycles’, recalling the confiscation of bicycles during the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands in 1940. One Dutch footballer, Wam van Hanged, once said: “I didn't give a damn about the score. 1–0 was enough, as long as we could humiliate them. I hate them. They murdered my family. My father, my sister, two of my brothers”. Karl-Heinz Förster, a German footballer, remarked: “To them, beating us is the best thing there is. They hate us so much more than we hate them”.

The rivalry intensified following the 1974 World Cup final when West Germany beat The Netherlands. Another football game in 1980 saw a fight between a Dutch and a German player, plus a Dutch player punching a German player in the eye. The Dutch have had to wait a long time to beat Germany in a competitive football game. In 1988, the Dutch exacted revenge by beating West Germany in a semi-final en route to winning the 1988 European Championship. Immediately after the semi-final, Ronald Koeman pretended to wipe his arse on a German player’s shirt. Back in Amsterdam, the Dutch coach, Rinus Michels, told a cheering crowd: "We won the tournament, but we all know that the semi-final was the real final".

In 1990, Germany and The Netherlands met again in the World Cup finals held in Italy. The Dutch player, Frank Rijkaard, fouled the German forward, Rudi Völler. Rijkaard was booked. Völler complained to the referee and was booked as well. Rijkaard then twisted Völler's ear and stamped on his foot. The referee sent both players off. On walking off the pitch, Rijkaard spat in Völler's hair – see photo inside. Germany went onto to win the match and the World Cup. Ten years later, both players appeared in a butter advert.

What sporting rivalries do you enjoy?
In what sport are there the bitterest rivalries, and what is the bitterest sporting rivalry?
Who are the rivals to your sports teams?
Is sport taken too seriously by sportspersons and sports fans?

Bill Shankly, the former Liverpool football manager, once said: “Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.”

My ice hockey team is Nottingham Panthers. Their main rivals are Sheffield Steelers. It is said that it’s the most intense ice hockey rivalry outside America. My football team is Leeds United. The team’s, in their fans’ eyes, are Manchester United and Chelsea. But, because Leeds are not a top team anymore, Manchester United and Chelsea fans just ignore us!

spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
6/25/2013 8:42 am

 Here's Frank Rijkaard spitting at Rudi Völler in the 1990 World Cup finals:

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lindoboy100 61M
23969 posts
6/25/2013 10:31 am

 1. My favourite rivalry is the Ashes.
2. India vs Pakistan cricket, they hate each other.
3. Aus'.
4. Yes, exactly in the same way as religion is!


spunkycumfun 63M/69F
41171 posts
6/29/2013 1:08 am
    Quoting lindoboy100:
    1. My favourite rivalry is the Ashes.
    2. India vs Pakistan cricket, they hate each other.
    3. Aus'.
    4. Yes, exactly in the same way as religion is!
I think the India/Pakistan cricket rivalry out-rivals the Netherlands/Germany rivalry.


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