Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sultan Al Kabbani

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The result was delete. — Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 14:59, 11 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sultan Al Kabbani

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Emirati footballer who has played youth internationals, but has not played for a professional club or in a senior FIFA or Olympic international match. Article appears to fail Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Notability, or in the alternative WP:ANYBIO Shirt58 (talk) 14:37, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Whilst he has played in the senior UAE squad at the 1996 Asian cup he fails WP:GNG Seasider91 (talk) 15:00, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - per nom. Fail WP:GNG and WP:NSPORT. Sir Sputnik (talk) 23:20, 4 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - fails WP:GNG and WP:NFOOTBALL. Giant Snowman 11:03, 5 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]
~~Keep~~ - I'm reluctant to delete such a new article, that might pass WP:NFOOTBALL. If it turns out that he only was a part of UAE's squad for the 1996 Asian Cup and hasn't been capped at senior level, this article should be deleted. Mentoz86 (talk) 21:56, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you check the match reports from the Asian Cup, you'll see he didn't play any matches in that tournament. Also, notability extends only as far reliable sources do. If we can't confirm that he's played in a fully pro league, we shouldn't be using as grounds for inclusion, even if we don't know for sure that he hasn't. Sir Sputnik (talk) 11:56, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - you're reasoning got me convinced. Mentoz86 (talk) 12:50, 10 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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