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The result was nomination withdrawn and article kept: the subject passes WP:ATHLETE guidelines. JamieS93 21:25, 23 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Martial Yao[edit]

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Hasn't achieved anything at senior level and the Ivorian league isn't professional so he fails WP:ATHLETE even if he makes an appearance Spiderone (talk) 15:56, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football related deletions. Spiderone (talk) 15:56, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Note: This debate has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. -- TexasAndroid (talk) 16:19, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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• Keep - he passes WP:ATHLETE. If you click on this site, then select 'YAO Kouassi Martial' in the drop-down menu, it confirms he has made two appearances in the CAF Champions League 2009. GiantSnowman 16:46, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep - pro-footballer, that makes him notable even in a very minor footballing nation. Bigdaddy1981 (talk) 19:08, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well no, simply being a professional footballer isn't actually enough; you have to actually play in a firts-team match order to meet WP:ATHLETE guidelines. GiantSnowman 19:19, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're right of course, my slip. Bigdaddy1981 (talk) 22:06, 17 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Speedy Keep - Nominator has removed text nominating this player. Nfitz (talk) 00:33, 19 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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