A couple of comments about the ESPN coverage.
Unlike Men's soccer, the coverage of the women's game still involves a good bit of coaching from the commentary box. They assume that the viewer doesn't know what's going on. So we get this constant stream of coach-speak.
This is not a bad thing, it just irritates those of us who know the game. I appreciated that style of commentary when I first started watching the NFL, now, all these years later, I roll my eyes, but then, a lot of nothing happens in an american football game, analyzing plays makes it seem faster.
The stats? Dunno. That is A Tony thing.
American Sports culture values the superstar over the team, even as they lament the demise of team play in many sports, they still glorify the individual. ESPN in particular tends to search for the focal player, and usually isn't interested in nuance. So we get a pre-game/halftime that is focused on what Marta is doing.