The following is about the origin of Derby.
More than a hundred years ago, in the 19th century, before modern football and basketball were formed, horse racing was the first sport in Europe. 1870 The word "Derby" appeared in horse racing when it was born in the field of sports. At that time, Edward stahly, Earl of Derby of the12nd generation, quoted "Derby" as a race between two horses of the same weight, both aged 3, in the oldest Epson horse race in Shirley, England, which lasted for 1.5 miles.
Translating derby into Chinese "Derby" is also an expected pronunciation mistake. In fact, when the British pronounce this word, they always pronounce "Darby". In Chinese transliteration, there are actually many similar mistakes, many of which are left over for a long time because of convention. Derby is a transliteration of the word Derby. If it's just an ordinary word, Derby means competition. But as a proper noun, Derby refers to the big jockey club in Britain. The Grand Jockey Club was founded by the Earl of Durbeyfield in 1780. It is held in Epson near London on the first Wednesday of June every year. The grand jockey club is called Derby Day. Later, people extended it and called urban war Derby War.
2 1 century after 130, Epson horse racing continued, but when people heard "Derby" again, it was already on the football field, and the "Derby" at this time also extended to the confrontation between teams in the same city or neighboring cities in football geography. There are London Derby, Manchester Derby, Birmingham Derby, North Derby and South Coast Derby in Premier League, Rome Derby and Milan Derby in Serie A, Madrid Derby and Barcelona Derby in La Liga and Munich Derby in Bundesliga.
If you don't understand the profound meaning of derby, you will lose the most primitive understanding of English football. English football originated from various clubs formed in various regions during the industrial revolution, or formed a hostile relationship because of regional division, such as the derby between Manchester United and Liverpool in a broad sense, and the derby between Manchester United and Arsenal.
The influence of modern football is due to the hostility of the city, which has spread from a scattered area to the whole of England and to every corner of the world.
Derby in a narrow sense is the battle of the same city. This derby may not be as complicated as Manchester and Liverpool, but it has a long history and the hatred accumulated during years of hostile conflicts has become too strong to be resolved. It's hard to imagine how wonderful the city derby is.