Talk:MLS Cup 2019

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:15, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

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• ... that today's MLS Cup 2019 will be the third cup final in four years to feature Seattle Sounders FC and Toronto FC? Source: Sports Illustrated

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Sarazanmai
• Comment: I would like the hook to run on November 10 to coincide with the match, which is being played at noon Pacific Time (20:00 UTC).

5x expanded by SounderBruce (talk). Self-nominated at 00:39, 1 November 2019 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Great work, SounderBruce! This article was really a joy to read, and it passes with flying colors. Nice work! @Yoninah, SL93, and Cwmhiraeth: Could one of you move this nomination to the special holding area to make sure it runs on November 10, the day of the final? Many thanks! Michael Barera (talk) 04:51, 4 November 2019 (UTC) Michael Barera (talk) 04:51, 4 November 2019 (UTC)

• @SounderBruce: Moved direct to Prep 1. Is that the correct prep set? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:15, 4 November 2019 (UTC)
  • Yes, that Prep should correspond with the match. In fact, the match should end before the next set is posted (barring any funny business). SounderBruce 02:15, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Resources

• Toronto articles: Place in soccer history, Dream run ends (recap)
• Play by play: The Guradian
• Broadcasting: Seattle radio stations; Sky Sports (UK)

SounderBruce 07:35, 26 November 2019 (UTC)

• ESPN article (November 9) mentions $400 Seattle-area food drive donation by Toronto fans

Additional Athletic articles

• Anatomy of an upset: How Seattle's game plan came to fruition vs. LAFC
• 2007 Sounders recall the last time the club won a league title at home
• How will Sounders-TFC III unfold in MLS Cup 2019? Our writers talk it out
• Profiles: Schmetzer, Lodeiro, Frei, Ruidiaz
• Recaps: Home crowd, Family, Game plan, Celebration, Season

GA Review

This review is transcluded from Talk:MLS Cup 2019/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 14:31, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

Going to review this article. MWright96 (talk) 14:31, 29 March 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:

Lead

• "for the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League and 2020 Campeones Cup." - and the
  • Fixed.

Road to the final

• "The 2019 season was the 24th in MLS history," - This fact is not mentioned in the "MLS releases 2019 regular-season schedule" source from MLS. An alternative source is needed for this instance
  • Fixed.
• "facing each team in the same conference twice and teams in the other conference once." - try not to use the same word twice in the same sentence
  • Fixed.

Seattle Sounders FC

• The acroynms of Los Angeles FC should be mentioned in parentheses since its full name is not mentioned elsewhere
  • Fixed.
• Designated Player should be wikilinked in this section and not in the Toronto FC sub-section
  • Fixed.

Toronto FC

• "from Richie Laryea and Jonathan Osorio. Osorio added his second" - Try not to have the last word of a sentence start the next one like this
• The acroynms of New York City FC should be mentioned in parentheses since the club's full name is not mentioned anywhere else
  • Fixed.
• "to equalize for Toronto; the Reds completed their 2–1 upset victory" - try not to use wording such as "The Reds"
  • Trying to avoid using Toronto too frequently, and "the Reds" is a common nickname for the team.

Venue and preparations

• "including 3,000 allocated to away fans by Major League Soccer." - the text in bold should be written as MLS for consistency with using the league's acroynms after its full name's first mention
  • Fixed by using "the league" to emphasize that it came from the league's front office.
• "Prices for tickets on secondary markets peaked at an average of $622," - is the prices of these tickets notable for any reason to merit inclusion?
  • The next part of the sentence explains its notability, as it surpassed almost every other mainstream events in Seattle.
• "arriving via a state ferries" - As a British writer, I am not so sure whether this portion of text is gramatically correct in American English or whether there words missing from it
  • It was incorrect, and I have rewritten the sentence.

Broadcasting

• "and worked alongside color analyst Taylor Twellman." - a MOS:SEAOFBLUE violation here
  • Removed the first link.
• "The Univision boadcast averaged" - typo; should be spelt as broadcast
  • Fixed.

Summary

• "but his shot was unable to beat goalkeeper" - go past
  • Fixed.

Post-match

• "for the largest sporting event at the stadium and largest soccer attendance in state history." - repetition of the word "largest"
  • Fixed.
• "the Sounders earned a berth in the 2020 CONCACAF Champions League, despite having already qualified as the highest-ranked regular season team without a berth." - repetition of the word "berth"
  • Fixed.

These are all the issues I found and will put the review on hold for the time being. MWright96 (talk) 17:43, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

@MWright96: Thanks for the review. I have addressed all but two of your points. SounderBruce 23:05, 29 March 2020 (UTC)

@SounderBruce: Am satisfied with the changes and will promote to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 06:42, 30 March 2020 (UTC)