Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Real Madrid–Manchester City rivalry

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The result was delete‎. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:53, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Real Madrid–Manchester City rivalry[edit]

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The existence of this article is a testament to recency bias that has been prevalent on Wikipedia. The simple fact that Real Madrid and Manchester City are currently among the strongest teams in Europe that compete for trophies against each other does not make them rivals. It is a disgrace that this copy-pasted article with zero reliable sources was even approved in the first place. Monerals (talk) 10:12, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete - not a rivalry significant enough to merit an article. IMHO there's no way that a significant rivalry can exist between teams that have only ever met 12 times (arguably six times, as it was 6 x two-legged ties). The article says "The rivalry is marked by intense matches, filled with talent, innovative tactics, and memorable moments that have captured the imagination of fans worldwide." - you could probably say the same about literally any combination of two leading teams from the leading leagues in Europe, but we don't need a full-blown article on the "rivalry" between every possible combination of such teams...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:27, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related deletions. ChrisTheDude (talk) 10:42, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Again this is just a head to head with statistical information and WP:WHATWIKIPEDIAISNOT clearly applies along with WP:NOSTATS. Regards. Govvy (talk) 12:33, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Football, Spain, and England. WCQuidditch ☎ ✎ 16:48, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - no evidence of notability. If sources are found please ping me. Giant Snowman 16:49, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete – Completely different case from Arsenal F.C.–Manchester City F.C. rivalry, which are teams from the same league, with more than 200 matches between them. This artcile only includes clashes in recent editions of the UEFA Champions League. Svartner (talk) 16:52, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Delete teams that have played 12 times ever, and that isn't enough to form an actual rivalry. Nonsense recentism bias. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:59, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Suggestion - : How about we rename this page as head to head between Real Madrid and Manchester City ? As it is not a significant rivalry or even a rivalry in the first place. Nithin.john2006 (talk) 21:14, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

sorry, i intend to delete my response. there are better sources for head - to - head now that i see Nithin.john2006 (talk) 21:29, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

We don't need an article listing every match two teams played against each other, that content is irrelevant and violates WP:NOTSTATS. Joseph2302 (talk) 09:55, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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