The 50 biggest derbies in world football have been ranked ahead of this week’s clashes.
After the latest international break came to a close, domestic football is taking centre stage once again with big trophies still to play for.
In the Premier League, a mouth-watering set of fixtures will be played this week.
Starting on Wednesday night, the Merseyside derby will take place at Anfield, with Liverpool looking to inch closer to the Premier League title but Everton are out to spoil their bid.
On Thursday, a fierce London derby will be played between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge.
Finally, the last derby of the week will be held at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, with Manchester United looking to do the double over Manchester City.
Ahead of the above-mentioned clashes, the 50 best derbies in world football have been named and ranked by football magazine FourFourTwo.
The ranking was done back in 2021 and the one rule is that teams can only be included once, which means United could only have one of City or Liverpool as their ‘mortal enemy’.
Check out the full list below:
50. Sheffield United vs Sheffield Wednesday (England)
49. Blooming vs Oriente Petrolero (Bolivia)
48. Portland Timbers vs Seattle Sounders (USA)
47. Lyon vs St-Etienne (France)
46. Newell’s Old Boys vs Rosario Central (Argentina)
45. Athletic Bilbao vs Real Sociedad (Spain)
44. Everton vs Santiago Wanderers (Chile)
43. FC Seoul vs Suwon Bluewings (South Korea)
42. Bahia vs Vitoria (Brazil)
41. Dynamo Moscow vs Spartak Moscow (Russia)
40. America vs Deportivo Cali (Colombia)
39. Hamburg vs St. Pauli (Germany)
38. Alianza Lima vs Universitario (Peru)
37. CSKA Sofia vs Levski Sofia (Bulgaria)
36. Cerro Porteno vs Olimpia (Paraguay)
35. Glentoran vs Linfield (Northern Ireland)
34. Barcelona vs Emelec (Ecuador)
33. Esteghlal vs Persepolis (Iran)
32. Dinamo Bucharest vs FCSB (Romania)
31. Kaizer Chiefs vs Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
30. Genoa vs Sampdoria (Italy)
29. Colo-Colo vs Universidad de Chile (Chile)
28. Benfica vs Sporting (Portugal)
27. Hajduk Split vs Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
26. Raja vs Wydad (Morocco)
25. Real Betis vs Sevilla (Spain)
24. Newcastle United vs Sunderland (England)
Newcastle vs Sunderland is one of English football’s classic matches. Image: Getty
23. Corinthians vs Palmeiras (Brazil)
22. Partizan Belgrade vs Red Star Belgrade (Serbia)
21. East Bengal vs Mohun Bagan (India)
20. Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur (England)
19. Olympiacos vs Panathinaikos (Greece)
18. Flamengo vs Fluminese (Brazil)
17. FK Velez vs HSK Zrinjski (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
16. Ajax vs Feyenoord (Holland)
15. Independiente vs Racing Club (Argentina)
14. Portsmouth vs Southampton (England)
13. AC Milan vs Inter Milan (Italy)
12. Chivas Guadalajara vs Club America (Mexico)
11. Marseille vs Paris Saint-Germain (France)
10. Al Ahly vs Zamalek (Egypt)
9. Borussia Dortmund vs Schalke (Germany)
8. Gremio vs Internacional (Brazil)
7. Liverpool vs Manchester United (England)
Liverpool vs Manchester United is England’s biggest match. Image: Getty
6. Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray (Turkey)
5. Lazio vs Roma (Italy)
4. Nacional vs Penarol (Uruguay)
3. Celtic vs Rangers (Scotland)
2. Barcelona vs Real Madrid (Spain)
