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The result was delete. -- Cirt (talk) 12:41, 17 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Islam Feruz (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log • AfD statistics)

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certainly fails WP:ATH, probably fails WP:N and WP:GNG but I'll not PROD this article and leave it up to others to decide! Steve-Ho (talk) 12:09, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Steve-Ho (talk) 13:06, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - Per nom - Fails WP:ATHLETE, WP:GNG, WP:N. EuroPride (talk) 13:59, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - A fourteen year old who has never played professionally, he clearly fails WP:ATHLETE, and WP:GNG. I would not be surprised to see him become notable in the future, but right now doesn't meet the notability guidlines. Sir Sputnik (talk) 14:39, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Athletes-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 16:54, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. Junior internationals generally don't meet WP:ATH. This guy still hasn't played professionally or at senior level for his country. --Mkativerata (talk) 17:34, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - fails WP:ATHLETE and WP:GNG. GiantSnowman 18:19, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. I think this is an unusual case; Feruz has had substantial coverage in the Scottish media because of his background as a Somali immigrant now playing for Scottish youth sides under new rules. Due to this coverage he meets WP:N, which supersedes WP:ATHLETE.[1][2][3][4] Jmorrison230582 (talk) 21:37, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete per Wp:ATHLETE, since he has yet to play for either Celtic or Scotland (he doesn't even have a profile about him on the Celtic website!). It should be noted that, whilst he has had a few articles about him, it's all largely the same thing (how he's taken advantage of a FIFA ruling allowing him to play for Scotland, having been schooled there for five years). DitzyNizzy (aka Jess)|(talk to me)|(What I've done) 22:11, 10 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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