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Steven Gerrard

 * Nominator(s): REDMAN 2019  ( talk ) 17:49, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Steven Gerrard is a major footballer and quite possible the best Liverpool player of the 21st century. I have already brought this to GA status and feel that it could pass FA criteria to. I am open to suggestions of improvement to meet the criteria. REDMAN 2019 ( talk ) 17:49, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

I don't own the books in refs 1 and 5, but apart from that I have access to all the sources. Hope that won't be a problem for any reviewers. Cheers! REDMAN 2019 ( talk ) 15:28, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
 * REDMAN, you have limited contributions to this article; please see the WP:FAC instructions. Did you seek clearance from  before initiating this FAC?  Sandy Georgia  (Talk)  23:32, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Drive-by-comments
Thanks, LM150 14:25, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * After reading the lead section, I think it could do with some further refinement. Perhaps make it more neutral (for instance, there's four uses of the word "greatest").
 * The sentence, "In 2009, Zinedine Zidane and Pelé said that they considered Gerrard to be the best footballer in the world.", doesn't need to be in the lead either.
 * I couldn't find the source to support this in the article: "Chosen by The Daily Telegraph as Liverpool's greatest ever player"
 * You mention the The Gerrard Final in the lead, but it's not in the rest of the article
 * The sentence about retirement could be integrated, eg. "After retiring from from international football in 2014, Gerrard became a coach.."
 * Done all of the above.

Image review
 * There is some sandwiching in the Style of play section
 * Done


 * Suggest adding alt text
 * Any specific images, or just all of them? REDMAN 2019  ( talk ) 19:06, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * All. Nikkimaria (talk) 21:15, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. REDMAN 2019  ( talk ) 14:45, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Done, except for two instances where it is necessary. REDMAN 2019 ( talk ) 19:04, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Don't use fixed px size. Nikkimaria (talk) 20:59, 12 December 2020 (UTC)
 * It isn't necessary in those cases - you can use upright instead. Nikkimaria (talk) 21:15, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Done. REDMAN 2019  ( talk ) 14:14, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your comments. I have addressed them or replied. Any further comments or corrections would be welcome. (Sorry for my delay in answering, I have had a busy week.) REDMAN 2019  ( talk ) 19:08, 17 December 2020 (UTC)

Please read the FAC instructions and remove the “Done” templates; they cause a template limits problem that affects the entire page, as well as the FAC archives. Sandy Georgia (Talk)  21:51, 17 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Ok, thanks for the tip. REDMAN 2019  ( talk ) 14:12, 18 December 2020 (UTC)

Coord note
Hi, with little commentary after three weeks, and none in the past ten days, I don't think this nom is going anywhere fast so I'll be archiving it shortly. Given that lack of commentary I'm prepared to waive the usual two weeks before a re-nom if you so choose to do that but per FAC instructions I'd recommend trying Peer Review first. Cheers, Ian Rose (talk) 05:02, 31 December 2020 (UTC)

Ian Rose (talk) 05:03, 31 December 2020 (UTC)