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GA Review

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Hi! I will be reviewing this article. Check back for further comments. ♥NiciVampireHeart17:52, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Quick fail criteria

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  1. Has reliable sources
  2. Is written neutrally
  3. No valid cleanup tags
  4. Is relatively stable with no edit wars
  5. Not specifically concerned with a rapidly unfolding current event with a definite endpoint
I'd like to apologise for the delay in reviewing in the article. Unfortunately real-life commitments mean I won't be able to review the article until Monday morning (UTC) at the earliest. My sincerest apologies again for the delay. ♥NiciVampireHeart02:52, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
It's OK, I'm busy at the moment anyway Spiderone (talk) 15:24, 12 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Full review

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Apologies for the delay. Please note, I will not have time to check the references, so I will do that at a later stage.

GA review (see here for criteria)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose): b (MoS):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (references): 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, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:
It is listed here: Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Links Spiderone (talk) 08:04, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fine. ♥NiciVampireHeart09:16, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    • What makes footballdatabase.com a reliable source?
It is on an FA Thierry Henry and Joey Barton which is a GA Spiderone (talk) 08:04, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Fine. ♥NiciVampireHeart09:16, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Criterion 6b - appropriate use of images with suitable captions
    • Please add a caption to the image in the infobox.
I did but it got removed since it's frowned upon by others. Spiderone (talk) 15:44, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Really? Strange. Well, obviously, if consensus is not to have it, then that's fine, but I personally have always preferred a caption in the infobox. ♥NiciVampireHeart16:14, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comments
    • Overall, an interesting and well-written article. Apologies once again for the delay, and apologies for having to keep you waiting for the review of the references. It'll be done in the next 24 hours or so. References review now completed.
    • I don't anticipate any major problems with the sources, so I am placing this article on hold for seven days to allow you to fix the problems listed so far. If the work is completed before then, I will pass the article before the seven days are up. If no attempts are made to correct the problems, I will fail the article in seven days. If you are not finished, I have no problem in extending the hold period to allow you to finish, as long as I see work is being carried out on the article.
    • To make it easier for me to see how much work has been done, please either strike each comment when the problem has been fixed or post a note underneath each item saying it is completed.
    • Feel free request to clarification on anything; you can leave comments on my talk page or here, as I have this page watchlisted.
NiciVampireHeart10:29, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Excellent work! I'll do a final readthrough in the next day or so. Good job so far. ♥NiciVampireHeart17:15, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Final read-through

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  • Early life section: "Carles Rexach, the sporting director of FC Barcelona, was made aware of his talent as Messi had relatives in Catalonia so Messi and his father managed to arrange a trial" --> "Carles Rexach, the sporting director of FC Barcelona, had been made aware of his talent, as Messi had relatives in Catalonia, and Messi and his father were able to arrange a trial".
  • 2008–09 season section: "match billed as a friendly battle between Messi and good friend Sergio Agüero." --> "match billed as a friendly battle between Messi and his good friend Sergio Agüero."
  • 2008-09 season section: "scoring one and assisting another two, in a 4–1 victory over Athletic Bilbao." --> "scoring one goal and assisting another two, in a 4–1 victory over Athletic Bilbao."
  • 2008-09 season section: "giving Barcelona a two goal lead, he also became the top scorer in the Champions League with nine goals" --> "giving Barcelona a two goal lead; he also became the top scorer in the Champions League with nine goals"
  • 2009-09 season section: "That meant Barcelona had won the Copa del Rey, La Liga and UEFA Champions League this season. This was the first time a Spanish club had ever won the treble." --> "This victory meant Barcelona had won the Copa del Rey, La Liga and UEFA Champions League in the one season, and was the first time a Spanish club had ever won the treble."
  • International career section: "for Argentina against Peru, after the match Pekerman" --> "for Argentina against Peru; after the match Pekerman"
  • FIFA World Cup 2006 section: "also scored the final goal in the 6–0 victory, that made him the youngest scorer" --> "also scored the final goal in the 6–0 victory, making him the youngest scorer"
  • FIFA World Cup 2006 section: "He appeared to score a goal, but was ruled offside" --> "He appeared to score a goal, but it was ruled offside"