# Talk:MLS Cup 2003

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MLS Archive (Nov. 2003): Analysis, Styles, Recap (alt)
Preview and Statistics
2003 Season Summary
Player by Player
Sports Illustrated Archive
Previews: LA Times (p. D7), LA Times (p. D3)
Bay Area: SF Chronicle, Mercury News
Chicago: Tribune, Sun-Times
Summaries: LA Times (p. D1), Bloomberg/NYT, Washington Post (Season Recap), SI, Deseret/AP (p. D6)
BigSoccer thread
Bay Area: SF Chronicle (p. C1 / archive), Mercury (p. A1, image), Oakland
Chicago: Tribune, Sun-Times
Stadium news: June 8
Retrospective: Danish Gangster, Jamil Walker
Aftermath: 2005 move; 2003 San Simeon earthquake (Dec. 22)?; Yallop and Canada
SounderBruce 07:55, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:MLS Cup 2003/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 10:05, 4 January 2019 (UTC)
Shall review this entry. MWright96 (talk) 10:05, 4 January 2019 (UTC)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose):  b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): 
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR): 

It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):  b (focused): 

It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: 

It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.: 

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): 

Overall:
Pass/Fail: 


### General
Captalize cup in all of its mentions outside of MLS Cup
Not done, per MOS:SPORTCAPS; "cup" alone does not warrant capitalization.


### Venue
"The then-unfinished Home Depot Center was announced" - under construction
Done.
"including the final match." - just final will suffice
Not done; "match" is included for clarity, as "World Cup Final" can be used to described the tournament as a whole (in contrast with the qualification rounds).


### Route to the final
Delink United States since it is a major geographical location
Done.
"Each team played a total of 30 match in the regular season" - matches
Fixed.
"MLS Cup 2002 was contested by the Chicago Fire," - don't you mean MLS Cup 2003?
Fixed.


### Chicago Fire
Wikilink MLS Coach of the Year to MLS Coach of the Year Award
Done.


### San Jose Earthquakes
"San Jose clinched their series victory" - clinched a series victory
"Their" sounds better in this context, as it wasn't just a series being described here.


### Broadcasting and entertainment
"ABC/ESPN provided 20 total cameras" - ABC/ESPN provided a total of 20 cameras
Done.
"The match was also broadcast live within the U.S." - The match was also broadcast on radio live within the United States
Done, with the short form of U.S.


### Summary
Make it clear to non-soccer readers that Zach Thornton was a goalkeeper
Done.
"who sized on a mis-cleared ball from Chicago" - from whom in Chicago Fire exactly?
The player is not identified in the sources, and I can't seem to find out who from the replay videos.


### Post-match
Re-instated is a solitary word without the hyphen
Fixed.


### References
Reference 49 is lacking the source's page number
The database did not list a page number.
Overall a good effort. Not too much is lacking that is stopping this article from becoming GA class. MWright96 (talk) 07:33, 5 January 2019 (UTC)

@MWright96: Thanks for the review. I've completed most of the changes you've suggested, with a few exceptions. SounderBruce 07:44, 5 January 2019 (UTC)
@SounderBruce: Okay then. Now promoting to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 10:00, 5 January 2019 (UTC)