Are The Yankees The Most Hated Team In All Of Sports?

Any team that has earned the label “The Evil Empire” easily has to be the most hated team in the world. I am sure that there are teams in Football, Soccer, Basketball and more that are hated, but nothing like the Yankees. It seems like every person I talk to says they will root for any team that is playing the Yankees just because they are the Yankees. Now I’m sure this can be a matter of opinion, but there have even been studies done on whether or not the Yankees are the most hated team in the world. No other team has garnered so much attention that a study would have to be done. Plus if we look at the hatred to Steinbrenner and how much money year in and year out the Yankees spend on players, they are easily hated by a lot of people. Not to mention the fans are among the most boastful in the world because of their 27 World Series.

On April 29th 2010 the Wall Street Journal printed a story citing 4 other baseball teams, let alone other sports, as being more hated as the Yankees. Now there are some discrepancies with the report, but still. You can look at the Lakers, the Raiders, the Patriots, the Red Wings, and I’m sure some major Soccer teams and probably find teams that are more hated. How can a team with possibly the largest fan base in the world be the most hated in the world? Sure they spend tons of money and seem to have gotten a bad rap, but they also win. They bring a winning team to New York every year and every year it seems the fan base grows. The most hated team might even be in a soccer league, especially if you have seen how heated some of those rivalries get. I’m betting you can name a team you hate more than the Yankees if you think about it.