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20 Sports Teams You Must Hate

20 Sports Teams You Have To Hate

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There are many reasons to hate a team. Whether it's that they always seem to be successful or they're filled with players you hate, it's always entertaining to watch these teams crumble. Here are 20 teams that you have to hate.

20. Philadelphia Flyers

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20. Philadelphia Flyers

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The Philadelphia Flyers are a team that has been hated for decades by NHL fans because of their grit and a fanbase that tends to be pretty obnoxious. They've faded a bit away from the Broad Street Bullies, but the Flyers are still one of the most hated brands in hockey.

19. Barcelona

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19. Barcelona

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Barcelona have the best soccer player in the world on their team and are statistically the best team in FIFA 14. As Americans we pretend to know soccer, but a lot of us don't know much and base our favorites off of the popular video game. There's nothing more annoying than playing against someone online who chooses the best team in the game, thus validating a rightful hatred toward Barcelona.

18. Duke Basketball

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18. Duke Basketball

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The Cameron Crazies have just gotten exponentially more annoying over the years, and Duke just always seems to be in the Final Four. Their stale game of basketball has proven that it can win games, but I'd personally rather watch paint dry.

17. San Francisco 49ers

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17. San Francisco 49ers

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The NFL's most hated teams are mostly hated because they consistently win. While the San Francisco 49ers took a short hiatus from being one of the best teams in football, it didn't take them long to get back onto an elite level. Sports fans love an underdog, which never seems to be the 49ers.

16. Detroit Red Wings

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16. Detroit Red Wings

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The Detroit Red Wings have made the playoffs for 23 consecutive seasons, which has just made the world sick and tired of watching them be successful.

15. Pittsburgh Steelers

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15. Pittsburgh Steelers

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The hard-nosed style of football that the Pittsburgh Steelers play has always drawn a loyal hatred from everyone not waiving a Terrible Towel.

14. Manchester United

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14. Manchester United

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Like I said, many Americans don't know a lot about soccer, but those who do always tend to root for Manchester United. When you ask them why you usually get an answer like "I don't know, I just do." It's never the answer you want to hear.

13. USC Football

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13. USC Football

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From Todd Marinovich to Matt Leinart, the USC football program has created a winning tradition for decades, but that doesn't mean they have won over the hearts of an entire nation. A recruiting scandal surrounding former running back Reggie Bush made sports fans hate the program even more.

12. Cleveland Cavaliers

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12. Cleveland Cavaliers

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LeBron is the most hated athlete in the United States, and he now plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs immediately went from one of the worst teams in the NBA to a championship favorite, which will draw boos from every other arena around America.

11. Notre Dame Football

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11. Notre Dame Football

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There's something about the goody two-shoes attitude of Notre Dame that has never sat well with Americans. Recently, Manti Te'o had American hearts wrapped around his fingertip based on the tragic story of his girlfriend and grandmother dying in a car accident. As we all know now, the entire story was fabricated and Te'o never even had a girlfriend.

10. New York Jets

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10. New York Jets

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Thanks to Mark Sanchez, the New York Jets turned into the laughingstock of the NFL and are yet to turn that title over to another team. Geno Smith is doing everything he can to preserve the franchise, but it's going to take three or four playoff runs in order to do so.

9. Indianapolis Colts

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9. Indianapolis Colts

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Going from Peyton Manning to Andrew Luck is a great way to have your team consistently hated. Most fans would give a kidney just to have a franchise quarterback once in their lifetime, and the Colts got two back to back.

8. Dallas Cowboys

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8. Dallas Cowboys

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Tony Romo is the guy everyone just likes to see lose. From his botched hold to dating Jessica Simpson, Romo has turned America's team into a franchise known for choking under pressure.

7. San Antonio Spurs

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7. San Antonio Spurs

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Sure, almost everyone wanted them to win this year, but now that they have, everyone will once again turn their backs on the dynasty. Yeah, I said it – dynasty.

6. Denver Broncos

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6. Denver Broncos

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Peyton Manning just doesn't lose, which made watching the Seattle Seahawks destroy Manning's Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII enjoyable. Manning is an absolute magician on the field, but it gets old watching him dismantle your team's defense week in and week out.

5. Pittsburgh Penguins

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5. Pittsburgh Penguins

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The most hated team in hockey is without a doubt the Pittsburgh Penguins mainly due to a combination of America's hatred toward Sidney Crosby and the skill level possessed throughout the roster. When the Penguins were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2013, it was voted the most popular topic on the hockey sub-reddit on the popular social networking service.

4. New England Patriots

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4. New England Patriots

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The feelgood story of Tom Brady coming out of nowhere to be one of the best quarterbacks in the modern era got old really quickly. No matter what happens to their roster, as long as Brady is there they always seem to be a Super Bowl favorite, which makes the rest of us hate them with envy.

3. Boston Red Sox

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3. Boston Red Sox

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The Boston Red Sox will be less hated as baseball mandates a salary cap, but until that day we'll all sit back and be frustrated with the amount of money they can put toward their players.

2. New York Yankees

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2. New York Yankees

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Of course, what the Red Sox put into their team will almost always pale in comparison to what the New York Yankees can do. There are about ten franchises in the major leagues that are basically farm teams for the Yankees. Once a player gets too good for a small market club, the Yankees are one of the only teams with the finances to ink that player to a high paying, multi-year contract.

1. Miami Heat

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1. Miami Heat

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There's one word that irks every sports fan – bandwagon. Nothing is more annoying than being called a bandwagon fan, but that's exactly what happened in South Beach. Being a true fan is sticking by your team's side through thick and thin, but that's not the case in Miami. Within 24 hours of LeBron James announcing that he was heading back to Cleveland, the Heat's Twitter account lost over 200,000 followers. Now that's loyalty!

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