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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 05:03, 24 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Federico Macheda (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) – (View log)

Fails WP:BIO as he has not played a match for a fully professional side, and is not otherwise notable. PeeJay 10:43, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak Keep It is possible to verify the contents of this article. A quick google search shows quite a number of reliable sources for this player. On top of that, he is a very promising player as well. --Siva1979^{Talk to me} 10:51, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Apart from the links to his profile on ManUtd.com, the majority of the links that come up in that Google search are to forums. Sure, the forums have to get their info from somewhere, but I don't believe that someone whose Google search returns mostly forum posts is notable enough. Also, he's 16 years old, so the fact that he's shown a bit of promise is irrelevant. - PeeJay 11:00, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of football (soccer) related deletions. ChrisTheDude 10:55, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete verifiability in itself is not enough to establish notability. This 16-year old guy obviously fails WP:BIO. Additionally he has had little or no media coverage in his native country (Italy). --Angelo 10:57, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete as per norm, fails WP:BIO. King of the North East (T/C) 11:27, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Comment 4,180 google hits, which is substantially more than his other teammates that I googled, but some of them had 50+ google news hits to his zero and every one of them are redlinked on the team page. --Mud4t 11:39, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete He gets an article when he plays for the first team. This is a well established and, in my view, entirely necessary maxim. Nick mallory 12:32, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Has not played in a fully professional league (WP:BIO). Number 57 16:54, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete Fails WP:BIO as has not played in a fully professional league. --Malcolmxl5 19:21, 18 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete - WP:BIO is fairly clear. This guy does not pass. - fchd 17:07, 19 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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