10. Manchester United
Usually the most successful teams out there are extremely hated and that's the case with Manchester United. Too many people outside of their own fans hate them -- the most hated soccer team in the world.
Usually the most successful teams out there are extremely hated and that's the case with Manchester United. Too many people outside of their own fans hate them -- the most hated soccer team in the world.
The Raiders are known as one of the dirtiest, grimiest organizations in professional sports. People hate traveling to play the Raiders and they've been known as a dirty team for years. If you aren't from Oakland, chances are you hate this team. Their fans are known to be confrontational and I think they get that from their players.
How much do you hate a school that thinks it is a national title contender every year no matter how bad they are? Well, that's Notre Dame for you. Overrated since 1988.
It's becoming increasingly more difficult to bear hearing about the Patriots on Sportscenter every day, but Tom Brady seems to love the attention. Can't like a guy who wears Cashmere sweaters and UGGs. Don't forget Bill Belichick's "Spygate" cheating scandal in which he had someone tape opponents play-calls from an unspecified location during games.
If you're hating teams based on pure success, the Los Angeles Lakers are your team. Sometimes dirty and all the time they are unliked. Can't think of a better villain in the NBA, besides LeBron James, than Kobe Bryant. When you're one of the greatest of all time, you will have the tendency of being hated. Oh yeah, and no one likes a team who has won 16 world championships.
Everyone who is anyone is sick and tired of hearing about Jerry Jones and "America's team". The only way they would actually be "America's team" is if fans outside of Dallas actually liked them.
One of the most storied franchises in the history of professional sports has to also be one of the most hated -- it's just the way sports go these days. The Red Wings are the epitome of a solid hockey franchise and were once so gritty and hard-nosed with Darren McCarty fighting everyone in his path that the league absolutely hated them. I can't see that hatred weakening any time soon.
Yeah, we get it, ESPN loves the Red Sox. Whether it's playing David Ortiz's grand slam in Game 2 of the 2013 ALCS on repeat for days or the fact that they have a certain vibe about them that screams unfriendliness. Maybe it's the beards, but most definitely the way they like to start fights.
No one likes a team that's been put together based on cash alone. Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and LeBron James have becoming the most hated trio of players in sports and the Heat are the one NBA team you love to hate. Not many people can stand anyone on the team. Oh, and the amount of flopping the Heat players do is unbearable.
The Yankees were an easy choice at No. 1. Never has one team garnered so much hatred. Have you ever met someone who genuinely likes a team who rarely builds talent through the minor league and consistently buys the biggest superstars in baseball? When you think of teams that are hard to like, the Yankees have to be the one team you could never see yourself rooting for. Everyone in the sporting world knows this.
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