World's most intense football derbies

Wisla Krakow vs MKS Cracovia

Though this may not be the most famous of derbies, I assure you, it is definitely the fiercest. Poland is the home of football hooliganism and each club in the Polish league has its own group of hooligans called firms. There’s a document called the ‘Poznan Agreement’, in which firms all across Poland agree not to use weapons during fights. Wisla and Cracovia are the only two teams not to sign the document. This shows the extent of the animosity these clubs share for each other and utter disregard for other clubs. In most countries, vandalism and hooliganism in football can be usually credited to a drunken escapade. In Poland this isn’t the case. Members of the firms train and work out everyday to ready themselves for the day of battle. Wisla, once owned by the communist police, are referred to as dogs by the Cracovia supporters who are in turn termed ‘Stripes’ or Jews due to their Jewish roots. Despite the fact that the stadiums are barely half-a-kilometer apart, supporters of the away team are gathered at their own stadium and then escorted to the other stadium. In armored vans. The Holy War, aptly named indeed.