The World’s Most Violent Football Rivalries

Every league in the world has its derby matches, those entrenched local, political or social rivalries which give added fervour to the average game. Some of these derbies, however, spill over into frequent violence, hatred and all-out warfare between the fans of the respective clubs.

In this article I list ten of the most vociferous and aggressive derbies in world football and look into the violence which has made them so notorious the world over.