 It involves the two most successful clubs in Turkish football history and it is widely regarded as the biggest football match in Turkey.The fixture is more than a century in existence and has developed into one of the greatest, most intense and often bitter derbies in the world, traditionally attracting large attendances and nearly equal support for both teams throughout the country.In September 2009, British "Daily Mail" ranked the Fenerbahçe – Galatasaray derby second among the ten greatest football rivalries of all-time.