USWNT: A Continuing Legacy

From Jason Gay’s article “Why the USWNT Is Must-See,” published in the WSJ, he explains the USWNT’s important moments from the 2015 Women’s World Cup. The article utilizes many statistics and is extremely positive and hopeful of the USWNT from its beginning to its end. Gay starts his article by mentioning other important upcoming sports happenings, which leads into his claim of the “world of sports moment” belonging to the USWNT. USWNTGay plays up the USWNT’s successes by comparing it to the U.S. men’s soccer team’s participation in the 2014 Brazil Men’s World Cup. Gay then goes on to explain that despite changes in line up by the directions of a new coach, the USWNT still managed to win over their opponents and proceed to the following rounds. Gay also gives insight to the addition of new and younger players to the USWNT and its remaining abundance of veterans. This information offers his audience a clear understanding of the USWNT’s players’ loyalty and ability to stay in the game while still accepting new players to further the team’s winning capabilities and continue its lasting legacy. Gay’s use of statistics alone can convince anyone that the USWNT, with line up changes and an upcoming generation of talented players replacing veterans, is an incredible team that is definitely worth the watch.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-the-uswnt-is-must-see-1435533488

2 thoughts on “USWNT: A Continuing Legacy

  1. dlp5382

    I really like the presentation of this post, it looks like an actual news article. Good mention of the rhetorical appeals used. This was a very exciting time!

  2. Alex Stojanoff

    great post! You made it interesting and easy to read even if you weren’t interested in soccer.

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