The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog » Soccer http://www.scoresreport.com The National Sports Blog Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:53:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Chelsea battles Liverpool http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/11/18/chelsea-battles-liverpool/ http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/11/18/chelsea-battles-liverpool/#comments Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:27:55 +0000 Staff http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=59663 Chelsea hosts Liverpool on Sunday in a battle between the fourth and sixth-place teams in the English Premiere League. Liverpool swept Chelsea last season, winning 2-0 at home and 1-0 on the road. It’s a battle of two soccer titans so this game will be a real treat. Manchester City currently leads the standings with 31 points.

<a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/video?vid=2b961be6-dd19-431a-8431-dc93b8aec6eb" target="_new" title="">Chelsea face off with Liverpool</a>

]]> http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/11/18/chelsea-battles-liverpool/feed/ 0 This is why some people hate soccer [video] http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/08/03/this-is-why-some-people-hate-soccer-video/ http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/08/03/this-is-why-some-people-hate-soccer-video/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:24:30 +0000 John Paulsen http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=58512 This may be the most egregious soccer dive in the history of the sport.

Thank you, Peter Wisgerhof of Dutch FC Twente.

]]> http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/08/03/this-is-why-some-people-hate-soccer-video/feed/ 0 Crazy penalty kick [video] http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/19/crazy-penalty-kick-video/ http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/19/crazy-penalty-kick-video/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:00:50 +0000 John Paulsen http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=58297 Fair warning: You may want to turn down the volume on this one.

]]> http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/19/crazy-penalty-kick-video/feed/ 0 Tough loss in World Cup for Team USA http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/17/tough-loss-in-world-cup-for-team-usa/ http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/17/tough-loss-in-world-cup-for-team-usa/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:26:04 +0000 Gerardo Orlando http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=58271 Team USA scores two beautiful goals, but they weren’t able to hold off Japan for the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Abby Wambach’s header off a great cross seemed to put the US in a the driver’s seat for a 2-1 lead, but they gave up the equalizer and then fell apart during the penalty shootout.

Japan has had a terrible year with the tragedy at Fukushima, so hopefully this brings some joy to that beleaguered nation.

Meanwhile, Team USA had a great run, and it’s a shame they couldn’t hold on for the win. Missing the first three penalty kicks is puzzling, but Japan capitalized and they deserve the championship.

]]> http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/17/tough-loss-in-world-cup-for-team-usa/feed/ 1 Goofiest fan photos at the 2011 World Cup http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/17/goofiest-fan-photos-at-the-2011-world-cup/ http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/17/goofiest-fan-photos-at-the-2011-world-cup/#comments Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:14:29 +0000 Gerardo Orlando http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=58275 Fans at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup were full of enthusiasm, as expressed by some of the goofiest outfits we’ve ever seen.

A supporter of Canada’s soccer team awaits the start of the Women’s World Cup Group A soccer match against Nigeria in Dresden, July 5, 2011. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY – Tags: SPORT SOCCER)

See more after the jump.

Supporters cheer before the Women’s World Cup soccer match between England and Japan in Augsburg July 5, 2011. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY – Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)
A young supporter of Germany smiles while waiting for the start of their Women’s World Cup Group A soccer match against France in Monchengladbach July 5, 2011. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY – Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)
A supporter of France cheers while waiting for the start of their Women’s World Cup Group A soccer match against Germany in Monchengladbach July 5, 2011. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY – Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)
A supporter of Brazil smiles prior to the World Cup Group D soccer match between Equatorial Guinea and Brazil in Frankfurt July 6, 2011. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski (GERMANY – Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)
A fan of Sweden smiles before the start of the Women’s World Cup third place soccer match between Sweden and France in Sinsheim July 16, 2011. REUTERS/Alex Domanski (GERMANY – Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)
]]> http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/17/goofiest-fan-photos-at-the-2011-world-cup/feed/ 0 Abby Wambach and Team USA takes on France tomorrow http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/12/abby-wambach-and-team-usa-takes-on-france-tomorrow/ http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/12/abby-wambach-and-team-usa-takes-on-france-tomorrow/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 01:07:52 +0000 Gerardo Orlando http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=58203 After Team USA’s stunning win against Brazil on Sunday in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, I suspect there will be a rather large TV audience ready to watch the action as they take on France tomorrow at noon EST. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Abby Wambach’s goal to tie up the match against Brazil.

The team deserves all the support and attention they are getting. Check out the video below for some background on the team.

Scoring goals. Playing defense. It doesn’t matter.

Abby Wambach will do anything for her team.

She doesn’t feel pressure. She overpowers it.

Pressure Makes Us

]]> http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/12/abby-wambach-and-team-usa-takes-on-france-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Megan Rapinoe to Abby Wambach game-tying goal (USA vs. Brazil) [video] http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/11/megan-rapinoe-to-abby-wambach-game-tying-goal-usa-vs-brazil-video/ http://www.scoresreport.com/2011/07/11/megan-rapinoe-to-abby-wambach-game-tying-goal-usa-vs-brazil-video/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:14:11 +0000 John Paulsen http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=58177 Yesterday, I logged on to Twitter and saw that everyone was talking about the USA/Brazil Women’s World Cup game so I flipped it on. The game was in extra time, the U.S. was trailing by the goal and the announcers were pretty much leaving the Americans for dead. This is what happened…

The U.S. went on to win the game with penalty kicks.

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