Talk:Xabi Alonso

message: Quite simple really; where's it gone? (User) (Talk)  —Preceding undated comment added 19:31, 15 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Image

message: Would a section on "player in action" be appropriate, showcasing the pictures taken during Liverpool matches in which Xabi Alonso, the great ball passer, plays in? --chapter1 09:20, 27 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Section on player in action 

message: please see Talk:Steven Gerrard for my opinions on fansite listings. Basically I don't think this is the place to advertise your shrine to a particular player, unless your site has something incredibly useful to offer (a forum doesn't count). If you wish to have you fansite considered by the general wikipedia community, please list it here first before adding it to the page. Thanks, aLii 18:18, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: External links

message: Came to update with Xabi's goal from his own half tonight (some scamp got there first!). It got me thinking though - the last 2 goals he has scored for Liverpool have been from within his own half (if memory serves). I wonder if that is a first? 
Not the sort of thing you would expect is easy to find out, but if so I think it could be noteworthy.
ny156uk 22:01, 20 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Goal from within own half

message: Is it just my browser or is the section that ought to read
"Alonso arrived at Liverpool from Real Sociedad in August 2004." read "Alonso arrived at Liverpool from Real Sociedad in August 2009"??
In the edit section it says 2004, but at the review page it reads 2009... Whats the problem???
:It sounds like you're reading an old version of the page, it looks as it should ("2004") now. Poulsen 11:01, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Because his nickname isn't Bone?--Tiresais 14:30, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Wierd 

message: The career section needs to be split into club and international subsections. Right now it's one big jumble. sixtynine • spill it • 03:17, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm not so sure about it being a "big jumble" – it's just organised chronologically. I know most quality football articles organise it through "club" and "international" sections but I would like to question the methodology. The player layout set out by WP:FOOTY makes no mention of split the content; it is only split in the honours section. I think the article incorporates both club and country well (though, admittedly, more expansion is needed for Euro 2008). Is their anything specifically wrong with a layout based upon chronological reasons rather than national/international levels? Sillyfolkboy (talk) 22:49, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It's a matter of preference, there's no set style. I personally prefer splitting out international career for players who have played many games for their country, but as long as it flows well and doesn't jump about too much, I see no problem with combining the two. --Jameboy (talk) 23:19, 16 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Career section

message: Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Whilst Liverpool have confirmed a transfer this is still subject to a medical being completed. Until this has been completed and Real madrid confirm the deal the player should remain as a Liverpool player. Steve-Ho (talk) 17:39, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed. Although the move seems imminent, let's wait for one of the clubs to announce that a transfer has been completed. Sillyfolkboy (talk) (edits)WIKIPROJECT ATHLETICS NEEDS YOU! 17:53, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  not until he had completed a medical on Wednesday he is not Steve-Ho (talk) 18:46, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
replies: text:  There is no denying that a deal has been reached. Both the Liverpool and Madrid websites report that. That does not mean that the player is yet a Madrid player. The deal is subject to Alonso passing a medical and signing a contract. The medical is scheduled for Wednesday 5th August in Madrid, and I would assume he will sign a contract after the medical. There have been a fair few examples of deals being reached between clubs and then players failing medicals and transfers being called off. Until a player passes a medical and signs a contract Wikipedia profiles should not be altered as the player has not officially changed clubs. Steve-Ho (talk) 19:03, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

text: Transfer completed. The deal is done, BBC is good enough for me. Sillyfolkboy (talk) (edits)WIKIPROJECT ATHLETICS NEEDS YOU! 13:59, 5 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Madrid transfer

message: its in the liverpool match day programme  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.104.129.231 (talk) 17:32, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  alonsos son to be a liverpool fan  

message: The article says he's a defender when he's clearly not.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.38.224.228 (talk) 13:37, 7 March 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Position 

message: Has this been added by a Liverpool or Real Madrid fan, or is this truly a genuine nickname that all football fans refer to him as? Something tells me not everyone calls him Legend. Lukeno94 (talk) 19:28, 6 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nickname above picture 

message: This "X" sounds "SH", Isn't it? Böri (talk) 07:15, 11 May 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  his name  

message: technically hes a deep lying playmaker  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 149.241.239.39 (talk) 18:21, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Defensive Midfielder

message: The current team: Bayern Munich
Ibraheem.ghabash (talk) 10:01, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. -- ferret (talk) 19:47, 28 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 28 August 2014 

message: A whole season (2012-13) is missing, as are a lot of references. If this is to remain a GA it needs expanding there. Sources shouldn't be hard to find with it being so recent. tAD (talk) 21:47, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Needs expansion on Real Madrid 

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message: Why is it that missing a penalty is considered more notable than scoring a goal by some of the editors of this page?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by !hellao! (talk • contribs) 21:52, 18 January 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: One of the goals is in a round of 16 domestic cup match against a club that is likely to be relegated. Everyone expected Bayern to win, Bayern did win, so the match will soon be forgotten. The goal of this match is also not notable. Same goes for the goal in the league match against Werder Bremen. A DFB-Pokal final or DFL-Supercup match is much more important. --Jaellee (talk) 19:08, 19 January 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notability 

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message: In this entry it is written that Alonso is Spanish. This is incorrect. He is a Basque. I will edit unless someone can show he is actually Spanish. If you wish to write he is Basque from the country of Spain you can but that is waste of words imo. It is correct to say he played for the Spain national football team, which includes Basques and Catalans etc. http://en.espn.co.uk/espn/sport/player/73935.html HackneyGlyn21 (talk) 16:39, 27 December 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: Hoisted by your own petard. Your source does say the word Basque, well done for your googling skills, but also refers to his "fellow Spaniards Josemi, Luis Garcia and Antonio Nunez". So you showed the obvious yourself. How could he not be Spanish if he was born in that country and played for their national team??? 81.79.177.116 (talk) 19:18, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Xabi Alonso is Basque not Spanish