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The result was keep. Meets WP:ATHLETE by multiple by being member of national team AND playing in pro league (non-admin closure) (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 09:45, 21 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Ihab El-Masry[edit]

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Non-notable footballer, only claim to fame is being in the Egypt squad but not playing Spiderone (talk) 16:06, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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• Delete per nom; non-notable footballer who fails WP:ATHLETE. GiantSnowman 16:17, 14 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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• Keep. Passes WP:ATHLETE by playing in the Egyptian Premier League where he is his club's top scorer.[1] Phil Bridger (talk) 16:27, 15 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment do you have a source that proves the Egyptian Premier League is fully-pro? If it isn't - as I suspect - then he will fail WP:ATHLETE. GiantSnowman 08:35, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment he's not on this [2] Spiderone (talk) 10:36, 16 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Comment there are far more than 6 Egyptian professional footballer players. That is clearly not a comprehensive list. Jogurney (talk) 03:46, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep - he was called up for, but didn't make the line-up, of a recent Egyptian World Cup qualifer - [3], so clearly he is a top Egyptian player. As he plays in the top league in a major footballing nation that's bigger than the UK. To claim that he isn't notable is WP:BIAS. Nfitz (talk) 01:40, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep notable athlete who has been successful in Egyptian Premier League - which is likely a fully-pro league. Jogurney (talk) 04:00, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - the Egyptian League is clearly a notable professional league Eldumpo (talk) 20:06, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Plays for Al-Mokawloon al-Arab in the Egyptian Premier League, the top flight of Egyptian football. In the current squad of the Egypt national football team. --Ilion2 (talk) 11:47, 18 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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