crosstown rival
Nearby opposing team
A crosstown rival is a competing team, school, or organization located in the same city.
The term appears most often in sports, where games between crosstown rivals carry extra intensity because fans live and work alongside each other: The crosstown rivalry between the Cubs and White Sox divides Chicago households.
The proximity makes bragging rights personal.
- enemyHostile opposing party
- nemesisPersistent source of ruin
- derbyOpen-entry competition
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- showdownDecisive final confrontation
bitter · heated · grudge · opponent · foe · bad blood · bragging rights · turf · neighborhood · local · city · clash · feud · competition · vengeance · trash talk · upset · underdog
- rivalriesenemy, nemesis, derby, opponent, competitor
- sports rivalriesderby, grudge match, archrival
- Sports Rivalryarchrival, grudge match, bragging rights, derby, showdown
- football termspenalty, goal, fixture, league match, cup tie
- rivalsopponent, adversary, competitor, foe, enemy