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The result was delete. Nja247 08:40, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Footballer who fails WP:ATHLETE because he has only participated in the semi-professional Finnish league. Jmorrison230582 (talk) 06:25, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. GiantSnowman 10:12, 8 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, player is competing in a notable, professional league Eldumpo (talk) 21:44, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete footballer fails notability for sportspeople at WP:ATHLETE as he has never played in a fully-professional league/competition as the Veikkausliiga is only party-pro. --Jimbo[online] 22:25, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
That's a poorly maintained list, the one collated by WP:FOOTY members can be found at WP:FPL. Anyway the Veikkausliiga article says that it's not fully-professional. Players being paid doesn't make them professional, only semi-professional. --Jimbo[online] 23:14, 9 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I'm well aware of FPL, see my talk page questions there, but it is a Wiki only article and as far as I can tell none of the leagues are correctly sourced as per the page's definition (which is anyway not as ATH). Eldumpo (talk) 10:18, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
There is at least one semi-pro team in the Finnish league - which is IFK Mariehamn[1][2]. --Angelo (talk) 10:35, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. Fails WP:ATHLETE as he has yet to play at a fully professional level, and I can find no indication of general notability. Bettia(bring on the trumpets!) 10:58, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Fails WP:ATHLETE and no evidence of general notability. – Toon 21:28, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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