{"id":29,"date":"2020-02-03T19:47:39","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T19:47:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowrivalry.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-07-06T23:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:11:39","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29\" class=\"elementor elementor-29\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a2e17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a1a2e17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b68bc8a h3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b68bc8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"color: var(--e-global-color-accent)\">Know<\/span> your Team. <br class=\"mobile-break\">Know your <span style=\"color: var(--e-global-color-accent)\">Rivals.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a5780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82a5780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sport Rivalry Research<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-822a264 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"822a264\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af8ff3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6af8ff3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86496e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86496e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8062db5 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8062db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/leagues\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the Data<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b72a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b7b72a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02110d6 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"02110d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3FdJ8eN2EgFCfCB?mbsrc=krdir\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Take the Survey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87947c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a87947c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4078588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-search\" data-id=\"4078588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;submit_trigger&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;pagination_type_options&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"search.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<search class=\"e-search hidden\" role=\"search\">\n\t\t\t<form class=\"e-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\" method=\"get\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<label class=\"e-search-label\" for=\"search-4078588\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSearch\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-search-input-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"search-4078588\" placeholder=\"Search for a team\" class=\"e-search-input\" type=\"search\" name=\"s\" value=\"\" autocomplete=\"off\" role=\"combobox\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"results-4078588\" aria-haspopup=\"listbox\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<output id=\"results-4078588\" class=\"e-search-results-container 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class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1428.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/championship\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1422.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/fbs-football\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1051.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/ipl\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1376.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/league-one\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1423.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/league-two\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1424.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/mlb\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1368.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/mls\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1339.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/nba\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1364.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/nfl\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1047.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/nhl\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1379.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/premier-league\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1336.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/premiership-rugby\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent5667.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li class=\"jet-listing-dynamic-repeater__item\"><div class=\"league-slider-item\"><a href=\"\/league\/di-mens-basketball\/\"><div class=\"league-logo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2zvxqss0blun7.cloudfront.net\/logo_ent1472.svg\" \/><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fa3063 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8fa3063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/leagues\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">See All Leagues<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ec077 section-bg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3ec077\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b64ca e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"89b64ca\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7963c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7963c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rivalry Research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f51508 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f51508\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element vc_custom_1589213663466\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>We surveyed over 70,000 fans across different sports to better understand rivalries. Learn more about this research or rivalry in general.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1373eb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1373eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"726\" height=\"194\" src=\"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Know-RIvalry.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1997\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Know-RIvalry.png 726w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Know-RIvalry-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Know-RIvalry-260x69.png 260w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Know-RIvalry-50x13.png 50w, https:\/\/knowrivalry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Know-RIvalry-150x40.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 726px) 100vw, 726px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a3371 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66a3371\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d08ed4 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8d08ed4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/research\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View the Research<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68e4b47 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"68e4b47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/umassamherst.co1.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_3FdJ8eN2EgFCfCB?mbsrc=krdir\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Take the Survey<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10e7b0d section-bg e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"10e7b0d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d255b27 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d255b27\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e4f2d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0e4f2d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Sparks a Rivalry?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef8a3a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ef8a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A thorough explanation can be found in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1080\/16184742.2015.1010558\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler &amp; Cobbs (2015)<\/a>, but in short, 10 main ingredients fall into three categories: Conflict Conditions, Strong Similarity, and Deep Differences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8efaa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c8efaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbca06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abbca06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1401af7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1401af7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conflict Conditions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b5d00a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b5d00a\" 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