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The result was delete.  Sandstein  16:52, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

List of football clubs sponsoring FIFA video game players[edit]

List of football clubs sponsoring FIFA video game players (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log · Stats)

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Utterly unnecessary sport article  ONR  (talk)  21:01, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep. The NYT article sourced is evidence that this subject does get in-depth coverage. ---- Patar knight - ^chat/_{contributions} 21:48, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as failing WP:LISTN by not having been discussed as a group by reliable sources. This is essentially WP:TRIVIA. We can merge the sourced mentions to the respective club's and/or player's articles. The list is a cross-section of a cross-section of an already very specific subject. It does not appear like the sources discuss the subject of the list as "football clubs sponsoring FIFA video game players", they just mention specific cases, which would warrant a mention in the club's and/or player's pages. —  HELLKNOWZ  ▎TALK 18:32, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
  • That said, if enough sources--like listed below--support WP:GNG for something like Football club sponsorhip of FIFA video game players, then that could potentially be a valid article. But not a raw list. —  HELLKNOWZ  ▎TALK 21:09, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep I think this is a notable subject seeing the NYT article and the recent coverage of clubs like Hashtag United F.C., who also run a decent e-sports side. I would also like to point out this article: [1]. It has alot of significant information on this topic. Also this article from the BBC which discussed major german side Wolfsburg signing a fifa player: [2], and these two from The Guardian: [3] [4]. Both of these are national newspapers, and i'm sure there are more sources on this topics if needs be. AlessandroTiandelli333 (talk) 20:52, 21 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 08:39, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - this kind of info should be covered in an e-sports article, not a separate list. GiantSnowman 16:37, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Giant, I'm neither agreeing or disagreeing with you, but could you elaborate on why this should be in an e-sports article, rather than a separate list? Thanks! Jacona (talk) 11:58, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@JaconaFrere: per WP:CFORK and WP:LISTN. GiantSnowman 14:23, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak Delete/Comment - seems to fall under WP:LISTCRUFT. I'm not denying that the information presented is relevant and interesting, but currently it might be better served in another article. Football clubs often tend to sponsor events, fundraisers, and academies and just because you are sponsored by, idk lets say Chelsea F.C. doesn't mean that there has to be an article about you being sponsored by Chelsea. Inter&anthro (talk) 20:24, 26 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
• Merge / Redirect - It is clear that there has been some coverage of clubs signing FIFA players - the sources above indicate it is more than just sponsorship, e.g. the article on Wolfsburg states that the player is now an employee of the club, but I'm not sure there is sufficient for a standalone list. At the moment, this is better placed in the game article. Fenix down (talk) 08:38, 27 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Video games-related deletion discussions. Reach Out to the Truth 16:00, 1 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - per Fenix down. The concept is worth mentioning at a general FIFA or esports article, but the list itself isn't notable to track. Choosing delete over redirect/merge because I don't particularly think it's a likely search term at its current title, and there's virtually nothing to merge considering the lack of prose. Sergecross73 msg me 18:26, 1 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.