The top 50 biggest derbies in world football have officially been ranked in a controversial list

The 50 biggest derbies in all of football from across the world have been ranked, and there are some big matches missing.

When it comes to supporting a football team, it doesn't get much better than a derby match against your closest rivals.

On Wednesday, the eagerly-anticipated annual meeting between local rivals Liverpool and Everton proved just this, as a controversial late goal led to a controversial finish that ended in four red cards being shown.

But the Merseyside derby is just one of the huge clashes that the United Kingdom offers, with Manchester City vs Manchester United, Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur and Celtic vs Ranger also among some of the biggest derbies in the world.

Meanwhile, clashes such as Real Madrid vs Barcelona, AC Milan vs Inter Milan, Boca Juniors vs River Plate and Fenerbahce vs Galatasaray are some of the biggest matches from across the globe.

But how do each of the derbies compare to each other? Well Back in 2021, popular football magazine FourFourTwo decided to rank them all and see which came out on top.

Their one rule is that teams can only be included once, which means Liverpool could only have one of Manchester United or Everton 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)

Benfica vs Sporting is arguably Portugal's biggest derby. Image: Getty

27. Hajduk Split vs Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)

26. Raja vs Wydad (Morocco)

25. Real Betis vs Sevilla (Spain)

24. Newcastle United vs Sunderland (England)

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)

The Milan derby is a classic. Image: Getty

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 still one of the biggest matches in world football. 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)

1. Boca Juniors vs River Plate (Argentina)

What do you think is the biggest derby in world football? And are there any big matches missing from this list? Let us know in the comments.

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