Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/IFFHS World's Best Playmaker

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was redirect to International Federation of Football History & Statistics. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:21, 14 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

IFFHS World's Best Playmaker

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This award has not been covered in depth by independent reliable sources. There are brief mentions of the award by blogs and fansites but no coverage by reputable news organizations. As of now the article is just a collection of stats and Wikipedia is not just stats. You will find no mention of this award from organizations like the BBC or The Guardian.

Previously I redirected this article along with several other obscure IFFHS awards but this has been reverted so I am submitting this article now for discussion. Most of the other articles in Category:International Federation of Football History & Statistics have similarly dubious notability. Eóin (talk) 17:56, 7 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Awards and Football. Eóin (talk) 17:56, 7 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Restore redirect The unredirecter claimed WP:ITSIMPORTANT and all sources can be found on their website (presumably not realizing that primary sources cannot establish notability). In doing so, the responsibility falls on them to substantiate their claims with suitable sources, and it has not been met here. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 13:50, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. Giant Snowman 18:53, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Restore redirect as above. Giant Snowman 18:57, 8 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.