Portal:Association football/Selected picture

Selected pictures list
The Selected picture box on the portal chooses one of the following at random when displaying the page. Follow the instructions below for adding or nominating a new picture to the list.

This format replaced the old "Featured picture" box in December 2007, the previous version is archived.

Usage
Football related Featured pictures from Wikipedia or Commons can be added directly to this list without nomination. All other images should be nominated first to ensure that we only display our best work on the portal. The procedure for nomination is at the bottom of this page.

Template
When using a WP:POTD:

or

Note that the prefix File must be omitted when using this template, also–the template will auto-wikilink the article entered in the link= field. Further information on this template can be found at Template:Selected picture/doc.

To add a new article

 * 1) Click on the next successive empty entry or red link from this page.
 * 2) Paste the above layout template if it isn't already there.
 * 3) Add a free image and caption.
 * 4) Add the credit line for the author with a wikilink or external link to their profile if possible.
 * 5) Write two or three sentences in the text field using information about the picture and its subject, you may find it useful to examine the existing entries for an idea of the length required.
 * 6) Ensure the main subject of the image is in bold and add this same article to the link field.
 * 7) Preview the page.
 * 8) Save the page.
 * 9) Go to the main Portal:Association football page.
 * 10) Click on edit page.
 * 11) Update max to its new total for the Random portal component on the main page.

Nominations
Feel free to add related featured pictures to the above list. Other pictures may be nominated here.
 * Pictures must be
 * Free to use and hosted on Commons
 * Of good quality (not blurred, grainy or discoloured)
 * Interesting
 * Relevant to an article or topic

Image:Zidane_Zizu.jpg

 * Fantastic picture of a legend. Would be a great addition to the portal IMO. JACO  PLANE  &bull; 2008-09-13 15:05

Image:Cesc Fàbregas Anderson.jpg

 * I feel this image would be a good image to feature on the portal, even though it is rather low-resolution. JACO  PLANE  &bull; 2008-06-12 19:43


 * My apologies for taking so long (months!) to respond to both of these...
 * Whilst it's a nice action shot of Fabregas, the blurriness of the ball and the fact that Anderson is half hidden dissuades me from adding it right now. However, if there was an article on "obstruction" or something along those lines it'd be a worthwhile illustration of the techniques.
 * Also, there are entries for Fabregas, Arsenal & Manchester United on the portal already. Nanonic (talk) 20:04, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Image:Gilberto Silva Nani.jpg

 * Another image that would be good to use IMO. JACO  PLANE  &bull; 2008-06-12 19:46


 * I'm going to have to decline this one too, firstly it is rather blurry and also - what does it illustrate? What is the story behind it? I'm trying to think of an article or subject to link it too and can't come up with one. Any ideas? Nanonic (talk) 20:04, 29 July 2008 (UTC)