MacArthur High Teacher Has Article Posted on ‘World Soccer Talk’

The blog World Soccer Talk recently posted an article written by Edgar Mendoza of MacArthur High School.

Mendoza discusses increased U.S. soccer interest in his article entitled “World Cup Fever Spreads Across U.S. and Around the World.” Soccer hasn’t always been America’s number one sport. Mendoza writes that this is changing. The latest television ratings of the 2014 World Cup suggest that fans are watching and supporting in far greater numbers than they ever did before.

Mendoza is an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher at MacArthur High School. He submitted the article after attending ABYDOS Learning’s Three-Week Writing Institute. The institute provides teachers with intensive training in writing. Organizers expect participants to submit an article to a publisher with the goal of getting published. Mendoza decided to write about a subject he is passionate about: soccer.

“My last day at the Writing Institute was June 26,” said Mendoza. “On Saturday, Christopher Harris, the editor and publisher of World Soccer Talk emailed me. He informed me that he would post my article on June 29. Words can’t explain how excited I am to have something I wrote published. This has inspired me to keep writing and I hope my experience inspires my students.”

Dr. Kristin Craft, principal at the campus, is also happy for Mendoza.

“I am so happy for Edgar,” said Craft. “And it is impressive. From what I understand, the turn-around time to have an item published is not near as fast.”

[icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]World Soccer Talk is the independent voice for soccer fans. The blog has more than 1.7 million visitors a month. World Soccer Talk offers soccer news, analysis, video features and interviews. It also provides exclusive stories of all the top soccer leagues and competitions around the world.

Soccer fans can visit World Soccer Talk to read [icons icon_name=”icon-external-link” icon_size=”14px”]Mendoza’s article.

Fans can also support team USA this week at the World Cup. The U.S. is set to play Belgium on Tuesday, July 1 at 4 p.m. EST.