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Sports rivalries are prevalent in most sports today even in sailboat sailing. In sailing, we have New York Yacht Club-Royal Yacht Squadron rivalry. Even in everyday activities, we see healthy competitions in kid’s games. Even in nature, competitions exist. In football, we have Real Madrid-FC Barcelona rivalry. Sports rivalries have their own advantages and also disadvantages. First, we will talk about the benefits of sports rivalries.
First, sports rivalries are good for the sport itself. Not only is this good for the sport but also for the fans and followers of the sport. This is good for sports because it can generate interest in the game especially if the parties involved are prominent names and have very large fan bases. This is good for the fans because they then root for their favorite teams. Fans usually are very passionate in teams winning more importantly if it is against a rival team.
Second, sports rivalries are good for the players as well as the team themselves. The teams who have rivals in the sport usually have more fans compared to those teams who haven’t had any involvement in any rivalry. The players also are motivated to be the best and continue to improve in their craft because they might just be on the losing end of the rivalry. They’ll become better and better which will win those games and make the fans happy.
For other sports related information as well as other famous sports rivalries, refer to the following links:
Greatest Sports Rivalries
Jahangir vs. Jansher: Who Was The Best?
Greatest Athletes of all Time
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