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The result was delete. Cirt (talk) 00:33, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment The same crossed my mind when I just cut most of the article, but there are a deleted image in the history of a young guy in with the logo of the New York Red Bulls on his shirt. Does not prove anything without a source though. Is he notable anyway? Rettetast (talk) 23:01, 27 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per Rettetast. Bearian (talk) 22:51, 28 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Please note, Rettetast has !voted to delete below...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:13, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete No claim to fame even in his article. Only claims to be a reserve player with zero evidence of ever playing 1st team so fails ATHLETE. Only coverage I can find is error coverage based on Rettetast's provided link and similar scrapes who have not bothered to check their (mis)information, but it was in fact Fernando Salazar that took Beckham out in the SuperLiga final according to [this FIFA link and Soccernet and USA Today and all the other reliable sources. --ClubOranjeT 23:05, 30 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Strong delete as hoax; searching for "Salazar" at redbull.newyork.mlsnet.com returns no sign he exists. Glenfarclas (talk) 21:04, 31 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Edited to add: I see Rettetast's link above, and all it shows is that a Francisco Salazar played for C.F. Pachuca in Mexico. Since it's a common enough name, and Francisco Salazar says he's American and plays for New York, there's no reason to suppose these are the same people. As to the alleged American Salazar, I note that the prefatory text to WP:ATHLETE makes clear that "meeting one or more [of the criteria] does not guarantee that a subject should be included." In my view, if you're not listed on the team's roster, not mentioned in a single game writeup, there's no evidence that you've ever set foot on the team's pitch, and in fact it's difficult to prove that you even exist, then you are not notable and should not be included in an encyclopedia, notwithstanding WP:ATHLETE's criteria. Glenfarclas (talk) 05:24, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
...and it is an error anyway, Fernando Salazar plays for them and is the player that should be referenced in that link.--ClubOranjeT 10:16, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per Glenfarclas. Rettetast (talk) 10:41, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence this player has ever played professionally -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:13, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - There's no evidence he meets WP:ATHLETE, he fails WP:GNG, and may not even exist. Sounds like a clear cut deletion to me. Sir Sputnik (talk) 21:48, 1 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Non-notable at best, possible hoax. Edward321 (talk) 14:48, 2 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
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