Fans were furious that a player they loved so much would turn against them and
join their fierce rivals.
To make matters worse, the former England international went on to
join fierce rivals Manchester United, and it is unlikely Reds supporters will ever forgive him.
Not exact matches
But religion and nationalism are now
joined in a
fierce battle between three
rival Patriarchs vying for the leadership of Ukraine's perhaps thirty - five million Orthodox Christians.
Earnshaw, a former Derby County transfer record signing,
joined a rather exclusive club of players who signed directly from the Rams to their
fiercest rivals Forest in the summer of 2008.
Nemanja Matic was absolutely brilliant for Chelsea during their Premier League campaign last term but the London outfit decided to let him
join fierce Premier League
rivals Manchester United and also showed club legend and inspiration, John Terry, the exit door after he failed to nail down as a regular in Conte's squad.
Having spent most of his career with AC Milan it's perhaps easy to forget that Andrea Pirlo spent three seasons with their
fierce rivals, Inter, prior to
joining them.