Who's the Evil Empire in Sports?

Who's the Evil Empire in Sports?


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soyizgood

G.O.A.T.
Feel free to nominate teams. I'll throw in a poll later.

My candidates:
Juventus (28 Serie A titles)
Manchester United (13 EPL titles the past 21 years)
New York Yankees (27 world series, trademarked "The Evil Empire")
Los Angeles Lakers (been to almost 1/2 of all the NBA finals)
Dallas Cowboys (you can only love or hate them)
UConn Lady Huskies (8 national titles in under 20 years, 4 undefeated seasons)

Honorable mention:
Montreal Canadiens
Green Bay Packers
 

soyizgood

G.O.A.T.
What qualifies a team for the title "evil empire"?

They win a lot, get talked a bunch to where non-sports fans know about them, their fanboys are absolutely nutty, the organization just exudes envy and/or hatred, they have no shame in rigging the game in their favor, "too big to fail", and their league wouldn't be the same without them (for better or worse), to name a few.
 

Bobby Jr

G.O.A.T.
How about Team Ferrari, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz in the F1 world?
It's just Ferrari.

BMW haven't been around for ages and, even then, their foray into F1 was only a token effort. Similarly, Mercedes-Benz have only been an engine supplier until the last couple of years.
 

Overdrive

Legend
It's just Ferrari.

BMW haven't been around for ages and, even then, their foray into F1 was only a token effort. Similarly, Mercedes-Benz have only been an engine supplier until the last couple of years.

Oh okay. Well, you see that I don't know alot about F1 racing.

Does Maclaren have a good team?
 

Legend of Borg

G.O.A.T.
They win a lot, get talked a bunch to where non-sports fans know about them, their fanboys are absolutely nutty, the organization just exudes envy and/or hatred, they have no shame in rigging the game in their favor, "too big to fail", and their league wouldn't be the same without them (for better or worse), to name a few.

Sounds like FC Barcelona.
 

vandre

Hall of Fame
They win a lot, get talked a bunch to where non-sports fans know about them, their fanboys are absolutely nutty, the organization just exudes envy and/or hatred, they have no shame in rigging the game in their favor, "too big to fail", and their league wouldn't be the same without them (for better or worse), to name a few.

based on this i'd put the new england patriots on the list too but that's just me.
 
Buddy vandre is right. Pats are easily the evil empire in the nfl. They have been for the last decade. Easily top the cowboys, cowboys don't win enough. ( I am a cowboys fan ). Brady and belichick may be the biggest villains in sports. To fit your definition: most popular nfl team to non sports fans, their fan base is the only one that actually likes them, Brady and belichick biggest villains, no problem blowing out teams, league would be worse/will be worse when billy and Brady leave and last they're a great team.
 

stringertom

Bionic Poster
"The Evil Empire" phrase was coined by Red Sox exec Larry Lucchino, one of Sox' owner John Henry's minions in the period when Boston finally wised up and opened their pocketbook to compete with Steinbrenner on the free-agency market. Their strategy worked, finally delivering a title after 80+ years. If you can't lick 'em, join 'em!

All the other dynasty nominees are strong but I'll raise you a couple, both from basketball...the 60's Boston Celtics and the 60's/70's UCLA Bruins! I wouldn't apply "evil" as an adjective for either. Very dominant runs for both.
 
NBA: The Lakers, though the Heat could still be on that level as well.

NFL: Patriots by far. Don't even know why GB was mentioned since most are indifferent or like their small market vibe, plus they don't win enough and their fans aren't insufferable enough. Cowboys are next in line but don't win enough anymore.

MLB: Yankees but the Sox are right there with them. Everyone outside of their fanbases hates both of these teams with a passion it seems.

Other: Duke basketball, ND Football. Don't know enough about soccer/hockey to make any nominations on that end.

Know a few NASCAR fans and Jimmie Johnson seems like a nice enough guy but is hated for winning so much.

Who would it be in tennis? Certainly not Federer (outside of Nadal fanboys), ditto with Nadal. I hasten to say that Djoker or Murray are truly 'hated', though I may be wrong. Serena? Possibly.
 

jaggy

Talk Tennis Guru
My team of millionaires owned by billionaires is much better than your team of millionaires owned by billionaires
 

soyizgood

G.O.A.T.
NBA: The Lakers, though the Heat could still be on that level as well.

NFL: Patriots by far. Don't even know why GB was mentioned since most are indifferent or like their small market vibe, plus they don't win enough and their fans aren't insufferable enough. Cowboys are next in line but don't win enough anymore.

MLB: Yankees but the Sox are right there with them. Everyone outside of their fanbases hates both of these teams with a passion it seems.

Other: Duke basketball, ND Football. Don't know enough about soccer/hockey to make any nominations on that end.

Know a few NASCAR fans and Jimmie Johnson seems like a nice enough guy but is hated for winning so much.

Who would it be in tennis? Certainly not Federer (outside of Nadal fanboys), ditto with Nadal. I hasten to say that Djoker or Murray are truly 'hated', though I may be wrong. Serena? Possibly.

The Williams Empire - Serena, Venus, Richard, Oracene. Hard to stay neutral towards them.
 

soyizgood

G.O.A.T.
Brazilian soccer team just flaunts their flare, cockiness, charisma everytime. Infectious? Repulsive? You know when they're in town.
 

cluckcluck

Hall of Fame
Football (soccer): Boca Juniors
NFL: All teams, a bunch of overpaid, out of shape babies
MLB: Yankees
Tennis: American tennis system as a whole.
 

TERRASTAR18

Hall of Fame
The Patriots might make the poll. Maybe the Duke Blue Devils b-ball squad as well. Alabama Crimson Tide football deserves mention.
back in the day it was notre dame football(still is in many ways), and ucla basketball and the celtics in the 80's,....... and as much as i'm a fan of theirs, ppl would say the williams sisters in the early 00's.

also east germany in the olympics, it was literal as much as figurative.
 

Feña14

G.O.A.T.
It depends where you're from I think.

Being from England, Man Utd are certainly the evil empire. They say Man Utd fans are like rats, as you're never more than 6 feet away from one :)

They're the team that most people who are only casual fans of the sport follow, although they do have alot of die hard fans too. Growing up, school was full of them, at least half the kids in class supported them and loved to flaunt their success in your face (even though most didn't really watch the games).

I'm a Chelsea fan and got slaughtered after losing the 1994 FA Cup final to them, 6 year olds can be cruel!
 

Fearsome Forehand

Professional
The Yankees, of course.

Before the baseball draft started (and before free agency), the Yanks had a lock of most of the good young players due to their deep pockets and extensive farm club system. Their World Series record from the Ruth era through the Mantle era is truly amazing. And once GS bought them from CBS and spent the big bucks on free agents, the same was true again.

The draft was a leveler but they still have one of the premier TV markets so they can pay the big bucks to acquire the best free agents.
 
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clout

Hall of Fame
MLB: New York Yankees (their nickname is literally the evil empire)
NHL: Historically, it's been the Montreal Canadiens, but over the last 25-30 years it's been the Pittsburgh Penguins
NBA: Historically it's been the Celtics and Lakers, but over the past few years it's been the Golden State Warriors
NFL: New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys
Tennis: To be brutally honest, it's Serena Williams
International Soccer: Brazil and/or Germany
Domestic Soccer: Can vary among Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool or Man United
College Basketball: Can vary among Kentucky, UCLA, Duke or North Carolina
 
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clout

Hall of Fame
Tbh being called the evil empire isn't even a bad thing imo, if anything it's a compliment since it means you win a lot more than everyone else does and others envy or are angry at you for that reason ;)
 

Plamen1234

Hall of Fame
MLB: New York Yankees (their nickname is literally the evil empire)
NHL: Historically, it's been the Montreal Canadiens, but over the last 25-30 years it's been the Pittsburgh Penguins
NBA: Historically it's been the Celtics and Lakers, but over the past few years it's been the Golden State Warriors
NFL: New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys
Tennis: To be brutally honest, it's Serena Williams
International Soccer: Brazil and/or Germany
Domestic Soccer: Can vary among Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Liverpool or Man United
College Basketball: Can vary among Kentucky, UCLA, Duke or North Carolina

It is called football.Secondly Liverpool - an evil umpire - just lol.Do you even watch football?
 

clout

Hall of Fame
It is called football.Secondly Liverpool - an evil umpire - just lol.Do you even watch football?
Liverpool has:
5 Champions League Titles
18 First Division Titles
7 FA Cups
8 Football League Cups

That's a pretty decorated franchise, no?

Albeit, all the other franchises I mentioned there are all superior to Liverpool in terms of stuff won
 

Plamen1234

Hall of Fame
Liverpool has:
5 Champions League Titles
18 First Division Titles
7 FA Cups
8 Football League Cups

That's a pretty decorated franchise, no?

Albeit, all the other franchises I mentioned there are all superior to Liverpool in terms of stuff won

Under evil empire empire I understand teams which are utterly hated by everybody else.I dont think Pool goes into that category at all.Yes United Fans hate them but if you exclude them there arent many others who do.This is not the case though regarding United,RM and Bayern to some extent.United is hated by almost all of UK football fans,RM is hated worldwide
 

Harry_Wild

G.O.A.T.
They win a lot, get talked a bunch to where non-sports fans know about them, their fanboys are absolutely nutty, the organization just exudes envy and/or hatred, they have no shame in rigging the game in their favor, "too big to fail", and their league wouldn't be the same without them (for better or worse), to name a few.
As a Patriot fan, I think New England wins more then the Cowboys- America’s team. Especially now. Brady, Edelman, the Bronk, Gordon and Michel, etc... along with Belichick have 5 Super Bowls! When was the last time the Cowboy were in the Super Bowl, last 80s?or was it the 90s! It been a long time!
 

clout

Hall of Fame
Under evil empire empire I understand teams which are utterly hated by everybody else.I dont think Pool goes into that category at all.Yes United Fans hate them but if you exclude them there arent many others who do.This is not the case though regarding United,RM and Bayern to some extent.United is hated by almost all of UK football fans,RM is hated worldwide
Yea that's fair. I do have quite a bit of friends who are United supporters so I guess I'd hear more trash talk on Liverpool than others lol
 

clout

Hall of Fame
Anyone who follows hockey knows this moniker now belongs to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Since 1991, they've won 5 cups, had two different back-to-back cup stretches, and have employed some of hockey's finest all-stars including Lemieux, Crosby, Jagr, Malkin, Francis, Mullen, Recchi, Coffey, Murphy, Trottier, Fleury, Kessel, Letang, etc. all in their primes. Whenever this team loses, the rest of league's fans are overjoyed.

The New England Patriots have also overtaken the Cowboys as the NFL's evil empire as well. They've won 5 rings since 2001, their personnel is top tier but many fans despise them, including their HC Bill Belichek and of course their QB, Tom Brady. The pats have also been accused of gamesmanship over and over again, and some have even deemed them as cheaters. Overall, whenever the Pats fall short of winning the Super Bowl, the whole league usually celebrates.
 
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victorcruz

Hall of Fame
Yankees and Patriots easily. Cows are not relevant come playoffs. I hated the Kentucky teams when Cal got the 5 best players in the country playing 1 and done so I will MOST DEFINITELY root against Duke from now on. Guess Mike Kroozooowooski sold his soul. Can't wait till we find out how dirty he is.
 
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