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A lot depends on whether you are in a stadium, or watching at home, but there are many great ways to annoy rival football fans.

Some of these are very subtle and simple, such as wearing the colors of your team, and rooting your team on. Others aren't quite as subtle, like yelling like a crazy person when your team scores, then turning to the rival fan and with as much sincerity as possible, saying something like, "Oh, I'm so sorry. You wanted that 'other' team to stop the good team, huh?"

Acting like you have no clue that the other person is supporting the "other" team can also work. This is done by asking questions like, "Who is the idiot quarterback on that team, and why did they recruit directly out of High School Junior Varsity?" or making statements like, "Man, I'm glad my team didn't have to play a good team today!"

I am neither vindictive nor do I find a need to make myself feel better at someone else's expense. Because of this, I tend to just enjoy the game, and I'm almost as quick to admire a play made by a rival as I am for one made by my own team. This in itself can be annoying to a rival fan, because it means that I'm pretty unflappable, regardless of the outcome of the game. I've found that when people are trying to annoy ME, and I just shrug it off, it often upsets them because they didn't get the reaction they wanted.

The very best of all ways to annoy rival football fans, though, is also the most straight forward: For your team to win!

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