# Talk:MLS Cup 2009

Official highlights
Game summary: LA, Deseret, SL Tribune (archived), Seattle (special section)
Link crawl
National/international papers: Washington, New York, Guardian
Live commentary: Bleacher Report
Season summary: Deseret (includes other links)
Champion video (remarks on 1971 Utah Stars, celebrations, pro-Galaxy telecast)
SounderBruce 04:17, 5 November 2018 (UTC)

This review is transcluded from Talk:MLS Cup 2009/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.
Reviewer: MWright96 (talk · contribs) 16:19, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
Shall review this article. MWright96 (talk) 16:19, 4 March 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: 


### Venue and pre-match
"Qwest Field became the eighth stadium to host the MLS Cup and the first new stadium to host" - hold to avoid close reptition
hold sounds awkward, so I went with "chosen for"
Why was the articial turf criticized by multiple players?
Turf is generally not preferred by soccer players, and this is relatively common knowledge. The two sources I found for Qwest Field wrt the cup did not mention this directly, though, so it has to be omitted.


### Road to the final
Delink United States and Canada since they are both major geographical regions
Done, though I don't think it's overkill here.
"The two teams were from Western Conference," - the Western Conference,
Fixed.


### Los Angeles Galaxy
"to give the Galaxy a 2–0 win and place them in the MLS Cup final." - and a place in the MLS Cup final
Fixed.


### Broadcasting
Wikilink ESPN360.com to ESPN3
Done.


### Summary
"the weather at kickoff was cloudy and 45 °F (7 °C)." - and the ambient temperature was
Done, but "air temperature" is generally used here.
"who collided with Omar Gonzalez and Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts. Ricketts broke his right hand" - Try not to have the last word of a sentence start the next one like this
Reordered.
"with a painkiller to alleviate a bruise right ankle" - bruised
Fixed.
"At halftime, the Galaxy lead 1–0" - led
Fixed.
"Landon Donovan missed his penalty, putting it over the goal despite his proficiency in penalties," - Despite his proficiency in penalties, Landon Donovan missed by putting it over the goalpost
Done.


### Post-match
I believe it should be clarified that the praise reserved for the crowd and atomsphere was friendly or something along those lines
I don't believe that this can be supported by any sources, nor is it necessary.
Another well-written article on an MLS Cup. Not too much to nit pick here. MWright96 (talk) 15:51, 5 March 2019 (UTC)

@MWright96: Thanks for the review. I have fixed most of the issues you've raised. SounderBruce 23:22, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
@SounderBruce: Now promoting to GA class. MWright96 (talk) 07:50, 6 March 2019 (UTC)