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==Guidelines==
'''Do not [[WP:SUBST|subst]].'''
:* This template is for sports articles, particularly [[professional athlete]]s in [[team sport]]s, that are in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Sports/Handling sports transactions|news for a transaction]], such as a trade or a new contract. This is an advisory to readers that the transaction may be awaiting an official announcement, and that readers should therefore be cautious about the content presented. 
:* As an advisory to editors, it may also be used to indicate that an athlete should not be affiliated with a team without referencing an official announcement. Unofficial reports from [[WP:RS|reliable sources]], if mentioned, must be [[WP:ATTRIBUTEPOV|attributed]] to the news source (e.g. "ACME News reports that John Doe was traded ...").
:* As of 2023, readers on Wikipedia's mobile version will only see a truncated version of this template, and readers on the mobile apps won't see it at all.
:* Generally it is expected that this template and its closely related templates will appear on an article for perhaps a day or two, occasionally several days, until the transaction is officially confirmed, denied, or does not materialize.
:* Note that every article on Wikipedia has a [[Wikipedia:General_disclaimer| General disclaimer]] indicating that the article contents may not be accurate. As such, this template is redundant.

:''[{{fullurl:Special:Whatlinkshere/Template:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|limit=999&namespace=0}} Check main (article) namespace links]''

== Usage ==
This template contains 4 optional parameters:
* Unnamed parameter 1 overrides the word ''article'' to any text (e.g. section).
* '''sport''', automatically switches the image to be more specific to replace the athletic shoe image.
* '''trans''', changes ''transaction'' to any text specified (e.g. trade, contract).
* '''reason''', changes the text after ''trans'', i.e. "may be based on anonymous sources ..." to any specified text.

{| class="centered wikitable"
! Code !! Result
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{Current sports transaction}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Current sports transaction}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{Current sports transaction|trans=trade|sport=baseball}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Current sports transaction|trans=trade|sport=baseball}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{Current sports transaction|section|trans=new contract|sport=basketball}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Current sports transaction|section|trans=new contract|sport=basketball}}
|-
|<code><nowiki>{{Current sports transaction|sport=hockey|reason=may be awaiting an official announcement.}}</nowiki></code>
|{{Current sports transaction|sport=hockey|reason=may be awaiting an official announcement.}}
|}

=== Sports with dedicated images ===
{{See|Template:Current sports event icon}}

==Redirects==
* {{tl|Transaction pending}}
* {{tl|Sports transaction}}
* {{tl|Reported sports transaction}}

==See also==
* {{tl|Current sports}}
* {{tl|Current sport-related}}
* {{tl|Match in progress}}
* [[Wikipedia:Current event templates]]
* {{tl|uw-sportstrans}}, warning template for user talk pages regarding editing of sports transactions

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