Talk:MLS Cup 1998/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 14:05, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

Will be reviewing as part of the GAN Backlog Drive of April to May 2020. MWright96 (talk) 14:05, 15 May 2020 (UTC)

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.

   a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

Venue

• "The Galaxy missed their opportunity to play for MLS Cup" - for the MLS Cup
  • Fixed.
• "The Rose Bowl had also hosted major international soccer events, including the 1984 Summer Olympics gold medal match, the 1994 FIFA World Cup Final, and was set to host the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup Final." - repetition of "host(ed)"
  • Fixed.

Road to the final

• Wikilink seed to Seed (sports)
  • Done.
• Wikilink D.C. United since it is the first time the team is mentioned in the prose
  • Done.
• "Teams faced opponents from the same conference four times during the regular season and from outside their conference two times." - how about twice for variety?
  • Done.
• Wikilink Western Conference to Western Conference (MLS) to those not familiar with the league
  • Done.

Chicago Fire

• Wikilink Eastern Conference to Eastern Conference (MLS) for those unfamiliar with the MLS
  • Not done, as I added an East link in the paragraph before.
• "Thornton won Goalkeeper of the Year, and Kubík won Defender of the Year." - repetition of "won"
  • Fixed.
• Wikilink substitute to Substitute (association football)
  • Done.
• Wikilink header to Header (association football)
  • Done.

D.C. United

• "D.C. and Los Angeles set a league record with their 24 wins, but the Galaxy's fewer shootout wins" - repetition of "wins"
  • Fixed.
• Wikilink assists to Assist (association football)
  • Done.

Broadcasting

• "color commentator Ty Keough," - a MOS:SEAOFBLUE violation here
  • Unlinked.

Summary

• Wikilink corner kick
  • Done.
• "A rebound shot by Tony Sanneh was blocked" - does the sources say who block Sanneh's shot?
  • It is not mentioned directly, but I will have to look at the broadcast footage.
• "who tripped in the six-yard box" - the convert template should be used on the text in bold
  • Done, but I believe that the use of "six-yard box" for the penalty area is still rather common in Metric countries.
• Wikilink the first mention of cross to Cross (association football)
  • Done.
• "for a tap-in from six yards." - same query as the second point in this section
  • Done.
• Wikilink offside to Offside (association football) on the first mention
  • Done.

Post-match

• "and the second soccer champion from the area," - champions
  • Fixed.
• "D.C. played in 1998 Copa Interamericana," - played in the 1998
  • Fixed.
• "Head coach Bruce Arena left the team after the tournament to manage the U.S. national team," - repetition of the word "team"
  • Fixed.

Am going to put the review on hold to allow the nominator to address/query the points raised above. MWright96 (talk) 08:51, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

@MWright96: All fixed. Thanks for the review. SounderBruce 23:24, 16 May 2020 (UTC)

• @SounderBruce: Now promoting to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 13:26, 17 May 2020 (UTC)