Talk:MLS Cup 2007

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A fact from MLS Cup 2007 appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 3 March 2019 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that MLS Cup 2007 was the first Major League Soccer championship rematch to be played in consecutive years?

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Canadian television

I know the playoffs are scheduled to be on Country Canada, but I would like to think the final will still be on the main network, no? Can any Canadians help me out on this? Otav347 04:33, 24 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What time does the MLS Cup start on November 18th? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.21.125.101 (talk) 18:27, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

12 Noon Eastern Time Otav347 20:22, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

FYI, CBC is televising the CFL playoffs that day, which is why the main network cannot show MLS Cup.Khan_singh 06:44, 12 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Home Team First

Hey I just wanted to create a discussion space for people who want to complain about how the home team is listed first. I changed it because of the fact that international convention, other soccer articles on wikipedia, and even previous MLS seasons pages list the home team first. Just wanted to have consistency. 71.36.180.162 18:08, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Lineup graphic

I'm not sure how to change this, but the lineup graphic is incorrect, at least on the New England side.

They lined up like this:

Twellman - Noonan

Smith - Larentowicz - Ralston - Joseph - Thompson

John - Parkhust - Heaps

Reis — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.99.122.98 (talk) 15:02, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Do you have a citation for this? Achowat (talk) 15:19, 13 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Resources

Pre-match factoids (host city, four appearances)
Dynamo season preview
Previews: Houston, LA Times (p. D3), Chicago (p. 8), MLSnet, SI
- Washington Post: Team Continuity (p. D1), Ralston record (p. E3)
Other notes: Revolution free buses
Recap: Boston, AP, Chicago, New Jersey, NY Times, SI/Wahl, SI/Lalas
- Washington Post: Recap (p. E1), DeRosario MVP (p. E9)
- Houston articles: Fallas (p. 2), DeRosario (p. 13), Ngwenya (p. 2), Stadium (p. 13), Three-peat (p. 1), City hall celebration (p. 9)
- MLSnet: Dynasty with Earthquakes, Opportunities for Revs, Fans (part 1, part 2); Other articles
MLS Cup Moments: DeRosario, Formation change, Pat Onstad

GA Review

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Reviewer: Matt294069 (talk · contribs) 08:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar): 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): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
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:

Comments

I sure be reviewing this article and will properly go section by section. Matt294069 (talk) 08:42, 6 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Lead

"Houston won the match by a score of 2–1" - You can remove "by the score" so it reads, Houston won the match 2-1...
"The match was attended by 39,859 spectators." - Not needed as you had it in the first lead paragraph.
- Both done.

Venue

The New England Revolution organized several free buses for fans traveling between Foxborough, Massachusetts, and RFK Memorial Stadium, and also organized a free viewing party at Gillette Stadium. - This sentence isn't needed
- How so? One of the finalists organizing away transport is rather unusual for MLS. Sounder Bruce 02:53, 10 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
  - I will agree that it's unusual but in terms of relevance to this part of the article, it's not really a part of the venue aspect of that article (aka slightly going off focus) Matt294069 (talk) 04:56, 11 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]
    - Moved down to the Match summary section.

Road to the Final

"a home-and-away series with a winner determined by aggregate score in the Conference Semifinals," - You could do something like the 2008 article that you also got GA on. Aka "a home-and-away series in the Conference Semifinals,"
- Done.

New England Revolution

"first eight matches with a five-win record." - Maybe adding that the fact of the two draws in there. But it's not really necessary.
- I think it can be inferred by readers who know the points system used in soccer.
"Chicago Fire, who had upset D.C. United with a 3–2 aggregate win." - Is it necessary to have the result of Chicago's game on here too.
- It's filler, but I find it helpful in balancing the length of sentences.
"the 38th minute on a bicycle kick" - Slightly modify that so it says "the 38th minute from a bicycle kick"
- Fixed.

Houston Dynamo

"for a kick on Carlos Ruiz on September 30." - Where was he playing in that season.
"City 2–0 on goals by Nate Jaqua" - Change on to with.
- Fixed both.

Summary of results

No issues here

Broadcasting

No issues here

Match

"De Rosario sent a cross across the goal" - This is properly just my reading, but it sounds like their is two of the same word in this sentence.
- Done.
"clinch a second MLS Cup title for the Houston Dynamo." - You could change this so it says "a second MLS Cup title for Houston."
- I think it's important to have the full name mentioned here, as it's the

Post-Match

"first player to win the MLS Cup MVP award twice" - You could link the MLS Cup MVP award to that section of the MLS Cup page.
- Done.
"and also became the third player to win four MLS Cups." - Also this sentence is missing a reference here.
- Supported by the reference in the next sentence, so a repeated footnote isn't necessary here.
"alongside D.C. United and Chivas USA." - Chivas USA is meant to be linked.
- Added.
"for the knockout stage ahead of C.D. Luis Ángel Firpo." - Where is C.D. Luis Angel Firpo based in?
- Added.

References

Reference 31 has "The Washington Post" linked. I think that is meant to be removed as you already have a link from reference 2.
- Fixed.
Reference 55 is a dead link and has been since March.
- @Matt294069: The link was never archived before being pulled, so I've removed the URL entirely. Sounder Bruce 21:38, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Final Comments

Good job on aiding this towards the Good article that its deserves. Matt294069 (talk) 23:50, 12 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.