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Local Derby pages

Hi there, Just wondering if there is any special criteria for writing up a Local Football Derby page, notably a non-league derby. If there is sufficient information and sources, could a page be created? I have, I think, enough information on the Eastbourne Derby, played mainly between Eastbourne Town and Eastbourne United, although a few games played with Eastbourne Borough and until recently Langney Wanderers Advice please EddersGTI (talk) 12:48, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

@EddersGTI: There are no specific criteria, other than having to satisfy WP:GNG. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 13:03, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Non-playing staff being sent off

Manager Darrell Clarke was shown a red card last night. Should he be included in the disciplinary record table or should that just be reserved solely for players? Echetus Xe 12:59, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Just players, I think. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 13:04, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

1985 European Cup Final

If in the official programme (see photo in the article's lead) and UEFA press kits that match is cited as "Liverpool-Juventus", why in this website is written as "Juventus-Liverpool"?--Dantetheperuvian (talk) 20:36, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Does it really matter? Neither team was at home so the order of the teams is completely arbitrary -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:39, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Uniform reasons with the other articles. And not, it's not arbitrary: UEFA chooses a "home" team for its finals for a reason..--Dantetheperuvian (talk) 21:05, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

UEFA says 'Juventus-Liverpool' actually. Giant Snowman 21:10, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

In the programme and statistics kit says "Liverpool-Juventus". Dantetheperuvian (talk) 21:14, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Well for whatever reason the current arrangement based on the UEFA website is Juventus-Liverpool and that is what we reflect. Giant Snowman 21:20, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

The Swedish yearbook ((Strömbergs) Årets Fotboll 1986, documenting 1985) also says Juventus–Liverpool. – Elisson • T • C • 16:26, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

fanbanter.co.uk

This is the first instance I have come across this reference addition, do we consider fanbanter.co.uk as a reliable source? [1] Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 21:01, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

It's definitely tabloid-style low-value stuff. In this instance it's not particularly controversial, but is it really needed at all, there's a huge list of selfish players that have gone out on the town after a defeat. I'd assess it as not a reliable source, so the whole section should only really stay in if there's a RS that covers the same incident. Others may have a different view! Crowsus (talk) 21:17, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Seems like a BLP issue if it doesn't have multiple refs supporting it. I wouldn't say this place is reliable in any way. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:53, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

I think that any source with the word "banter" in its name shouldn't be taken too seriously.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 08:02, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Regardless of how reliable the source is, I don't see how this piece of information is notable enough to be included in the article. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 10:42, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Playoffs, play-offs, or play offs?

Does anyone have strong opinions about, or know of specific context or usage patterns for, these variations on the compound? Playoffs is by far more common in sources (and also in Wikipedia I think); but it's still mixed. Dicklyon (talk) 17:42, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

I use "play-offs"; I think it's the UK spelling? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 18:45, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Changing search to British English, I agree it's more common there, at about half. So maybe it should be changed to playoffs in articles in American English? Dicklyon (talk) 19:04, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Alternatively, per WP:COMMONALITY, maybe the closed-up verion playoffs is best throughout, since it's used commonly everywhere. Dicklyon (talk) 05:54, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

This will be an ENGVAR thing I'm sure. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 07:52, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

I would use the variation the specific league uses. For example, the EFL uses "play-offs", while the MLS uses "playoffs". Nehme₁₄₉₉ 10:36, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

I've changed a ton of "play offs" to "playoffs". If someone prefers to hyphenate some of those, go for it. Dicklyon (talk) 18:09, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Response?

This just came up on Harvey Elliott's talk page. Do I just ignore or is there a policy to revert such requests? This IP is either from London or North Liverpool so in theory they could be who they claim to be but I would bet a lot on it being a imposter. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 18:18, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

I agree- just ignore it. Even if he does have evidence (such as a passport, as he says he does), how is he supposed to send it? Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 20:03, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

WP:OTRS. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 21:50, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

The source used (premier League) says it is Daniel James. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 22:05, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

(edit conflict) The very first reference at the page (Premier League, by name in infobox) has him as 'Elliott, Harvey Daniel James'. Eagleash (talk) 22:10, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

yeah the page wasnt even using the full name from the premier league source, i have edited to include his full name from the pl source.Muur (talk) 22:50, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

I checked the history. It was using the full name from the premier league source. It got removed earlier today (a few hours before you added it back). RedPatch (talk) 02:32, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

As mentioned above, the IP could indeed provide evidence of the correct name via OTRS (maybe Crystalpalace6810 wasn't aware OTRS existed). It does pose the question, though, of how the Premier League seemingly got his full name so spectacularly wrong...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:01, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

I'm not super convinced we should change it even if his birth certificate was brought in. Presumably we are talking about the subject in a football sense in {{infobox football player}}? They are clearly registered with this name. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:03, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

I just checked and, although the reference in the article relates to last season, the equivalent for this season also gives his middle names as Daniel James -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:36, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Juventus nickname

One of Juventus' nicknames is Bianconeri (Whiteblacks lit.). Which translation should there be? Should there be the literally translation or not? Dr Salvus 16:07, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

"Whiteblack" is not a word in English. The best English translation would be "the black and whites" -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 16:19, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Just an aside, there is a gridiron football team called the Ottawa RedBlacks, so you could call the the Whiteblacks, although I agree 'white and blacks' is probably better as a translation. RedPatch (talk) 17:56, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

The translation should be a note, the Bianaconeri should be written in Italian context on the English wiki. Govvy (talk) 09:01, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

I think Dr's question is regarding the order of the colours: should we translate "bianconeri" (literally "whiteblacks") into "Black and Whites" (the most natural-sounding English translation) or "White and Blacks" (the translation more akin to the Italian version)? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 11:36, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

To be honest, I'd write Whiteblacks for the literal translation (in a note) and The White and Blacks. Dr Salvus 11:42, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

How do reliable sources translate it? This is no different to the thread above about translating the Catalonia national team : editors translating something themselves is OR. Spike 'em (talk) 14:07, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

"White and Blacks" is definitely more common than "Black and Whites" according to Google. Both "whiteblacks" and "blackwhites" yield almost no results. UEFA themselves use White and Blacks. Same as this book and Corriere.it. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 17:32, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Juventus themselves use Black & White, in their story headings e.g. 1, 2, and their marketing e.g. membership page. I think it rather depends on whether people are doing a literal translation, as explicitly in the book mentioned above (whose English is fluent but definitely non-native) or using the natural English equivalent, which would be black and white that way round. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 17:50, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Spike 'em, (Sometimes, I'd break OR, to be honest) well there are sites which provide translations for Bianco and for Neri. Dr Salvus 18:36, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

When I checked google translate (and got redirected to google dictionary), this was the description I got:

Player or fan of a team that, like Juventus (or Udinese, Ascoli, Cesena, Massese, Siena, etc.) wear these colors.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 18:10, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Crystalpalace6810, they can also be called Bianconeri, that would be the equivalent for Chelsea's Blues or Liverpool's Reds. The only difference is that in Italian two adjectives can be merged into an only word. Dr Salvus 18:26, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

I mean that I think it is a term used to describe the fans, not the club.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 19:10, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Crystalpalace6810, and no. You can sometimes see Il club bianconero (The club whiteblack lit.) Dr Salvus 19:17, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Oh yeah. Remind me not to use google translate again....Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 19:22, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

@Crystalpalace6810 I'd use only google translate until March 2021 because I had made some terrifying grammatical mistakes. This helped me to reduce the number of errors (but I still make some). Dr Salvus 19:33, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Unfortunately, I don't speak Italian, so it's bad translations or no translations. I'd leave it for the Italians to decide.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 19:36, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Must be contacted a wiki-translator who knowns Italian and English to resolve this. However, there are an uefa.com article about clubs' nicknames and here Bianconeri is translated as "The Black and Whites".--Dantetheperuvian (talk) 00:02, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

We should use RS, not wp editors to provide the translation. Spike 'em (talk) 09:00, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

@Spike 'em we'd need a RS for the English word for Bianco and Neri? Which sites could be used? Google translate, reverso context? Dr Salvus 09:04, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

We need to know how RSes translate the whole phrase, and particularly when it is used as a nickname for the team. Using Google translate for the individual parts is no better than using the knowledge of an individual editor. Spike 'em (talk) 09:21, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

We are not talking about a phrase but about those two words. And it's a literal translation. Dr Salvus 09:24, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

UEFA, for example, use both White and Blacks and Black and Whites. There doesn't seem to be consistency. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 09:33, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

How many times can I say this? Use. Reliable. Sources. If reliable sources disagree, use the most commonly used one or mention them both. Spike 'em (talk) 09:40, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:In the news/Candidates

Don't know if anyone wants to way-in, but support for the Premier League winners blurb doesn't have much weight this year, even know we've had it added for a number of years now. I am a bit myth'ed by the oppose. :/ Govvy (talk) 12:18, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Histmerge at Andressinha

Someone has done a copy and paste move from Andressa Cavalari Machry to Andressinha. Could one of the admins sort out the history? Hack (talk) 08:39, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

It looks like Primefac has solved that problem. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 16:00, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Merger proposal contributions

Hello WikiProject Football! It's been a while I haven't commented anything here.
I need some help for contributions at a merger proposal on the talk page of Arsenal firm.
Cheers, Paul Vaurie (talk) 04:41, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Covid

I have seen someone opened a discussion on Talk:Rafael Leão: my opinion - I don't think it is all that important for the inclusion of the fact footballer have caught Covid unless in circumstances where they cannot feature for major tournaments or if they are seriously ill with it. The article Rafael Leão currently has that content for example but what affects his schedule if any? Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 15:59, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

This was briefly discussed here (permalink). Perfect4th (talk) 16:34, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Ah yes, now I see. I don't think on the Leao article that should be there. For our information - the source says he was already injured, getting Covid does not affect the chances of him featuring in immediate matches or not. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 16:46, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

I agree. Unless the positivity actually means that the player has missed important/notable matches, I don't see the need to add it under the "Personal life" section. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 19:52, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

I've removed the information from the article. Perfect4th (talk) 15:51, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

If the content received media coverage, we should reflect that. Giant Snowman 18:47, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Some information may be WP:UNDUE. It's the same reason why we wouldn't list all the goals a player has scored in prose, even though there might be good coverage for it. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 19:13, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

'professional athlete affected by unprecedented world pandemic' is not the same as 'goalscorer scores goal'. Giant Snowman 19:36, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

In 2022, a footballer being affected by COVID-19 is pretty much the same as having caught the flu or having a fever; it's an inconvenience that will make you miss a game or two. It's not the same as when it happened in 2020, and the first players were being affected. If the players' health was seriously affected, then I'd understand. But the myriad of On [date], [player] tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in [country]; he recovered on [date]. is not necessary. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 20:01, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

a player catching covid this season is no more significant than any other illnesses or injury. We wouldn't record every minor sprain or fever a player suffers that causes a couple of games to be missed. Spike 'em (talk) 20:10, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

I agree that having a personal life section that consists entirely of "this player once caught COVID" is a bit daft unless it had some sort of major impact/long-lasting effect on him. If a player's article had a personal life section that consisted solely of "this player once caught the flu but he got better" it would be deleted in a heartbeat and I don't really see why COVID should be treated any differently -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:35, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

I posted the original comment in the Marley Aké section, but just wanted to comment again here to re-state, as others have mentioned, that it is not necessary to include this (especially to create a section devoted solely to it), when it is so brief and not impactful. Not everything is noteworthy. Missing a random mid-season fixture which will happen to that player many times over their career for injury/rest/coaching decision/etc. Missing one match due to covid is really no different. RedPatch (talk) 21:06, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

2022–23 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

You know, I am fed-up, I use to love working on the Tottenham season article, I feel at odds with the guy called Mwiqdoh who keeps doing what I feel is strange editing, and it feels like he is claiming WP:OWN over the article, I try to do stuff but get constantly reverted, and why the fuck do you want a picture of Santos for the 22-23 he has nothing to do with the season. It's all weirdness. Anyone else want to edit the dam thing or not?? Govvy (talk) 13:23, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

@Govvy: What does owning the article mean? And the Santos picture is there because the background section is a recap of the 21/22 season, and he had a part of it. Sorry if it seems like I am targeting you. We can just discuss if that'd be better. Thanks, Mwiqdoh (talk) 13:26, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

"owning an article" is explained at WP:OWN, linked above. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 14:33, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

I have no idea who Santos is in relation to Tottenham Hotspur. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 15:15, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

I assume they mean Nuno Espírito Santo, as there appears to be an image of him on the article. Which isn't a relevant photo at all, as he's not the manager for this season. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:21, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

And I see no reason why Mwiqdoh is just trying to recap all of the 2021-22 season, which is explained perfectly well at that article? Joseph2302 (talk) 15:24, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

@Joseph2302: See featured article 2003–04 Arsenal F.C. season#Background. Just trying to mimic the format. Mwiqdoh (talk) 16:15, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

I could understand/justify having a picture of Nuno in the background section if he left the club at the end of the season just finishing and Conte was replacing him as part of the build-up to the new one, but he left last November, so his relevance to the article on the upcoming season is completely nil -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:10, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Page idea

Me again. May I suggest that we create a "list of major association football comebacks" page with different sections for different deficits that have been overturned (1 goal deficit, 2 goal deficit, 3 goal deficit, etc). It may be proven that this is a very stupid idea (which seems to be happening a lot to me on this talk page), but I think it may work.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 19:16, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

What would the criteria for inclusion be? Because comebacks happen every week all around the world. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 03:38, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Just be reasonable. A comeback from two goals down in the premier league is a lot more notable than coming back from 7 goals down in the last minute of a Bolivian sunday league match.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 06:07, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Even though Bolivian league is much inferior to the English one, I don't believe so... a good idea would be creating an article where there's the list of the comebacks in two-legged magches in the Champions League or perhaps in the Copa Libertadores. Dr Salvus 06:19, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Good idea. It could just be a section in the league's records and statistics page.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 06:32, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

As long as it could be properly sourced and others are onboard, you have my vote. Although I wander if this hasn't been brought on by Everton's unfortunate comeback last night. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 08:42, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

As Nehme1499 wrote, this would need a criteria for inclusion. A comeback from one goal down is quite common. From two goals down also. Are we talking comebacks to win or to draw? In league games? Domestic cup games? International competitions? --SuperJew (talk) 09:30, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Are there any significant secondary sources covering lists of these types of comebacks? I'm just wondering if it would go against WP:OR. Alvaldi (talk) 10:39, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

No problem with it, other than what will be the arbitrary decision of what a notable comeback entails. Shades of the cut-off to qualify as a one-club man which I may or may not have implemented myself about forty years ago. Seasider53 (talk) 10:59, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

We shouldn't be defining any sort of inclusion criteria, other than sicgcov in reliable secondary sources describing it as a (superlative of choice) comeback. Each entry to such a list should stand on the merits of it's sourcing. Gricehead (talk) 12:01, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

To me, something like this sounds like WP:LISTCRUFT and would fail WP:INDISCRIMINATE. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 12:13, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

This was a predictive request rather than a reactive one! Spike 'em (talk) 11:05, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Nope (but thinking about it, it might make the list- in a top flight and a comeback from 2 down to keep a team in the premier league is pretty notable). Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 17:51, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

There's Comeback_(sports)#Association football. -Koppapa (talk) 12:52, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

It's (almost) all unsourced, and needs cleanup. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 13:04, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Don't like the idea as there is no criteria what would be included. When it's that notable, a match gets an own article. Kante4 (talk) 14:05, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

My idea is that in the records and statistics page for every league, there is a comebacks section starting with the most notable ones. For example, for the champions league, first on the list would be Barcelona 6-1 PSG (only comeback from 4 goals down to win), then all of the comebacks from 3-0 down to win (the only one I can remember of the top of my head is liverpool 4-0 Barcelona) then the comebacks from 3-0 down to draw and then win in another way (away goals or penalties, for example), so Liverpool 3-3 AC Milan (liverpool win on penalties) and spurs 3-2 Ajax (spurs win on away goals) and so on and so forth.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 18:04, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Including comebacks over two legs and including penalties doesn't seem right to me. Should be single matches only. Seasider53 (talk) 11:43, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Not a big fan of this, as I feel it could get out of hand very quickly, as fans will want their team highlighted in the list saying it was an important comeback, while others will say no. I can forsee this becoming a ridiculously long list that becomes impossible to manage or even look through. RedPatch (talk) 11:55, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

It depends on the competition. If the competition only has one match, such as most tournaments, then only include one-match comebacks (you can't include second-leg comebacks in competitions with one leg). However, if a tournament has the potential for both one-match and two-match comebacks, such as the champions league, then include both (possibly with different sections for them). And we should work our way down-do the comebacks from the most goals to win, then from that same amount to draw, then the next amount of goals, et cetera (for example, comebacks from 5 down to win, then 5 down to draw, then 4 goals to win, then 4 goals to draw, etc). And if you don't think that two-legged comebacks should be included, then I won't include them.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 20:13, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

- realistically, it needs to meet WP:LISTN. You'd need to prove that sources are talking about comebacks as a topic. Do we have any sources that talk about this group of matches as a group? Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 20:21, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

Bugger. I've just realised that it might be original research.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 07:15, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Best advice I can give is to search out the references first before making a page, rather that finding references to fit your article. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 08:32, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

I've just found this page. Would you consider transfermarkt to be a reliable source?Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 12:24, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

It is not WP:TRANSFERMARKT. Kante4 (talk) 12:42, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

The page is literally just a list of premier league comebacks. In theory, all I should need to do is go to the respective PL season articles on wikipedia, look at the results table and look for those matches.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 14:12, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

This is a silly idea. Giant Snowman 15:22, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Why? I can literally just check whether those matches happened on more reliable sources (like other wikipedia articles)! Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 06:11, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

As you say yourself above, this is Original Research. Spike 'em (talk) 08:56, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

It's looking at a source and verifying the facts. That's not OR.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 15:18, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

I've found a source that talks about them as a group. That's not OR.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 15:55, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Transfrmarkt is not considered a reliable source so can't be used as the basis of the list. Spike 'em (talk) 16:11, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

I know that, but if I verify that the facts on it are reliable through reliable sources, it is reliable.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 16:42, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Nonsense, if the source of your list is unreliable then anything based on it is either unreliable or original research. You haven't explained how it would pass WP:LISTN either. Spike 'em (talk) 17:22, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

the list would have thousands and have like 50 added weekly.Muur (talk) 06:25, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

As I clearly stated earlier in this argument ("My idea is that in the records and statistics page for EVERY LEAGUE,"), my proposal is that we have a section for comebacks in every league in the records and statistics article for said competition. I can use other sources to find lists (transfermarkt has a comebacks section for every league) and verify it using more reliable sources (the season article for said competition) Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 17:17, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Just WP:DROPTHESTICK. Kante4 (talk) 14:40, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Agree no-one else thinks this is a workable idea. Spike 'em (talk) 18:28, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
Well, you obviously don't. See what other people think... Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 19:31, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

I agree with Kante. This is not a workable idea. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 19:33, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

FIFA Men's World Rankings

Hi. Why was this article moved to this name? FIFA World Rankings should be the correct name.--Island92 (talk) 00:20, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure I agree. FIFA's own website distinguishes between "Men's Ranking" and "Women's Ranking. Historically it probably is the case that "FIFA World Rankings" referred to the men's game, but I'm not sure that distinction remains relevant (Unlike, for example, if someone were to move FIFA World Cup to FIFA Men's World Cup). If anything I think FIFA World Rankings should be turned into a disambiguation page. Jay eyem (talk) 00:32, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

I disagree as well, FIFA clearly has them titled as Men's and Women's rankings, and it is becoming more common to distinguish the two, same as some National Football team articles now have men in the title for the National Football team to distinguish it from the women's team.— NZFC^(talk)^(cont) 00:52, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Hmm, they might name them that, but is it the WP:COMMONNAME? It's a little bit of WP:RECENCYBIAS. Best Wishes, Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 12:36, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

If you look at 2022 FIFA World Cup Group E for example you read FIFA Ranking (generic name). That's why I think the Page should be re-moved to the previous name. Island92 (talk) 15:55, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

In addition to that, the info box for a National Football Teams shows FIFA Ranking, as England national football team for example.--Island92 (talk) 15:59, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Every women's national team page also says simply "FIFA Ranking" not "FIFA Women's Ranking", for example England women's national football team. It also does the same on the world cup pages (just says FIFA Ranking (example: 2019_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup#Qualified_teams. So that is irrelevant. If I were to talk about about a women's team's ranking, I would naturally say they are number X in the World Rankings. I wouldn't randomly include the word women's since it would be obvious. For both genders, the COMMONNAME is simply "FIFA World Rankings", but it needs to be disambiguated somehow, so going with the name FIFA uses makes sense instead of going with FIFA World Rankings (men) and FIFA World Rankings (women). RedPatch (talk) 16:45, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

If you check out this page and this page, you can see a logo in the top-right corner saying "Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking" and "Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". I think that's enough evidence to suggest the new titles are appropriate. – Pee Jay 16:36, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

Should the articles be moved to FIFA Men's World Ranking and FIFA Women's World Ranking (singular)? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 16:40, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

I would have no problem with that. – Pee Jay 16:42, 12 May 2022 (UTC)

I don't think so - we would be listing all of them, so you might look up the ranking of a team, the teams all make up the rankings. We can't just change good English to fit with FIFA. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:43, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

On that, why is this not FIFA men's world rankings? It's hardly a proper noun, even if they think it is. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:44, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

Because it's an official branding, similarly to why we don't have the FIFA world cup or UEFA champions league. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 16:48, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

- but those things are proper nouns. They are competitions. It seems to be a bit all over the place, with things like snooker world rankings, but also Official World Golf Ranking, which just seems wrong to me. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 16:55, 18 May 2022 (UTC)

The FIFA Men's World Ranking is also a proper noun. Not sure why you'd think it isn't. – Pee Jay 19:37, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

End of season squad changes

Just a reminder for people to read Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Football/Archive 131#End of season squad changes before removing released players from club articles unless a source confirms they have gone early. For example: Gary Cahill was removed from the Bournemouth squad list even though the Bournemouth website says so, whereas the Swansea City released list was published and those first team names are still currently on the squad page. I have noticed someone removing released players from a club article already without any source confirming they have left early at this moment. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 20:37, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

In the absence of a source saying they have left immediately, players in England will not leave their current clubs until 30 June (when contracts expire) and will not sign for new clubs until 1 July. Giant Snowman 21:26, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Continental football infobox

Hi guys, can someone take a look at the continental football infobox as I seem to have broken it after adding a parameter on the number of seasons a team has played in Europe. My edit somehow wiped out the addition of the conference league and after trying to fix it again, I've broken the infobox. Also, if anyone has the capability would anyone know how to add a P/W/D/L parameter in the infobox so it goes across horizontal and shows a team's record in European competition, I think that would be useful info for readers to consume quickly. The infobox has evolved a lot since I first created it and I have no idea how to add such a parameter. Thanks for any help and assistance! NapHit (talk) 11:08, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

@NapHit: I think I've fixed it. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 11:11, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, @Nehme1499: that's sorted it :) If anyone can help with the additional request about the P/W/D/L then that would be great. NapHit (talk) 11:13, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Need input

Andrew Murphy (Scottish footballer) - it appears this BLP was previously deleted. I'm not versed enough in Scottish football to fully understand if this athlete passes WP:GNG, but in 2021 he played in one FAC. Please ping me when you respond. Thank you in advance ~ Atsme 💬 📧 12:11, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

@Atsme: - he has never played higher than the third tier of Scottish football, which is not fully professional. In the absence of sufficient source coverage to pass WP:GNG, he isn't notable -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:26, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you, Chris. Your input is much appreciated. Atsme 💬 📧 12:38, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

@Atsme: for info, with regard to this edit, playing in the FA Cup does not by itself confer notability on a player. Clubs right down to semi-pro and amateur level take part in that competition as well as the professionals -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:45, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for clarifying, Chris - again, much appreciated. This topic is a bit out of my league.

But I'm learning! Atsme 💬 📧 12:51, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Created AfD here Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Andrew Murphy (Scottish footballer). RedPatch (talk) 14:19, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

They all look like non-notable players who happen to have played in the lower Scottish leagues. There might be an argument for Devon Jacobs meeting GNG, I don't know what sources will exist though. I think Milan Thomas would've passed the old NFOOTY but with just one appearance I doubt he'd pass GNG. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 14:38, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

The common denominator is that they were all on the books of Livingston, so clearly created by someone who is a very keen Livi fan. There's little claim to notability, though - Moses Duckrell, for one, seems to have played literally 0 professional matches -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 14:50, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

As Stevie fae Scotland said, I think that Devon Jacobs may be notable enough. After all, that is a pretty crazy record if we can prove it is right. However, I've just realised that, looking at the clubs list, he broke this record while he was a free agent. A little bit suspect....[User:Crystalpalace6810|Crystalpalace6810]] (talk) 19:19, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Comment it was nominated for a speedy deletion today, and I declined the speedy because a good amount of time has passed since the original AFD. It certainly would be eligible for AFD. When I removed the speedy tag, I hope I did not imply that it shouldn't be deleted at all--only that it should go through discussion again at this point and should not be deleted exclusively on the view of ... well.. just me.--Paul McDonald (talk) 14:56, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
- Paulmcdonald, Just curious...when experienced NPP reviewers tag A7 on an article, we have already done the research - as you can see in this discussion above. It does qualify as A7, but taking it to AfD just adds more work to our already overworked schedules, and NPP has a growing backlog so how do we fix this to benefit both admins and NPP reviewers to make it so we're working together without piling on more work for both of us? I've had 2 or 3 A7s rejected that were clearly A7s. My workload doubles when I have to add another AfD to my watchlist. Why even have A7 or NPP if we're not going to take advantage and trust the process? Atsme 💬 📧 16:20, 19 May 2022 (UTC) Adding: here is another James Holden (footballer), and no telling how many more. And take a look at the redirects by one new editor. 16:33, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
  - Hi there! Someone disagreed with you on that issue, so it goes to AFD. There is no WP:SENIORITY. I'm unsure how to tell the difference between an "experienced" and "unexperienced" NPP reviewer based on their tag, nor am I necessarily convinced that an experienced review is making a better decision than an inexperienced one. But if there is a way to tell, what would be the divisional line or measure that should be used?--Paul McDonald (talk) 19:17, 19 May 2022 (UTC)
    - Hi, Paul - you made some good points, and I certainly understand your position (re:SENIORITY, and experience vs inexperience), so I'll take a slightly different approach for the sake of perspective, and simply apply the criteria for A7 instead. The criterion does apply if the claim of significance or importance given is not credible,... What made you conclude that there was a credible claim of significance/importance? The first order of business at NPP is to save articles that are worthy of saving. We are second in line relative to article creation and the keep/delete process, unless an article falls through the cracks and ends up in mainspace, probably by autopatrolled users. Our job at NPP is to look for ways to fix articles which includes trying to find and add citations, and perform various other tasks before we even consider deletion, or we risk losing some of our user rights. When reviewing articles, NPP reviewers have the aid of the curation tool; a tool that reviewers helped develop for WMF to implement. The tool helps us zero in on potential issues, like copyvio, blocked user creation, article history, etc. Even with all the tools at my disposal, I still could not find anything that would save this article, but I also recognized my own limitations which is why I came to this project TP before taking any action. I also teach my NPP trainees to seek input from the respective projects prior to making a decision. This particular article happened to be one I chose for a NPP trainee to review. Were you unable to read my mind and figure all this out as Captain Kirk would have done?^[FBDB] As evidenced above, the response by Chris provided the necessary clarity I was lacking, and A7 became the obvious choice, especially considering time constraints in the quagmire that is AfD, not to mention NPP's 18k article backlog. And Paul, if you saw a level of importance that I somehow overlooked, would you be so kind as to share it with me? You stated above that ...a good amount of time has passed since the original AFD. Did you compare the deleted article and find updated material? I don't have access to those deleted articles, so I wouldn't know. One suggestion comes to mind in response to the divisional line or measure question you proposed above: if it's a CSD by a NPP reviewer, perhaps a brief discussion with the reviewer beforehand would help if an admin is hesitant? It should be the responsibility of both, not to mention the amount of time it would save avoiding root canals at AfD. I believe the CSD template mentions NPP triage or something along that line? Atsme 💬 📧 00:18, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
      - Look, I just have a mop and a bucket here. I clean up barf on the floor. It wasn't barf on the floor. It's got a source or two, might be weak, I removed the speedy. Probably going to get deleted anyway but I believe AFD is the proper course of action. There's no copyvio, no BLP issue, no threat, no need for immediate removal--i.e. no need for "speedy" deletion. The claim of notability as an athlete seemed to me to have at least enough credibility to warrant a discussion. There is no deadline. If I made a mistake (which is entirely possible) it will all work out in the wash as subject-matter experts will weigh in.--Paul McDonald (talk) 02:27, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Gooooooooooooooooood grief. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 18:27, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

^{My sentiments, exactly. Between the redirects and non-notables the backlog at NPP is off the charts @ nearly 15,000 articles to review. Atsme 💬 📧 22:23, 19 May 2022 (UTC)}

I put all the ones that weren't already at AfD at Afd. The list is here Wikipedia:WikiProject Football/Nominations for deletion and page moves. RedPatch (talk) 20:49, 19 May 2022 (UTC)

Umm, are you really putting all those Scottish League players on AfD without due diligence? Are multiple more Scottish league players going to be added to the AfD queue?? It's as if Scotland has no sports news service! Do they even have newspapers up there! O wait, they do, so where is all the WP:BEFORE ?? I had a look through the nominations for deletion and I find it hard to believe there wouldn't be sources added for at least one of those players. :/ Govvy (talk) 08:03, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

These articles should not have been created without sources demonstrating notability - the RFC established that. That's the issue, not with overworked NPP volunteers sending them to AFD to be dealt with because the speedy was declined. BilledMammal (talk) 08:12, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

@BilledMammal: Improve don't delete, and remember WP:AFDISNTCLEANUP. --SuperJew (talk) 09:23, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

@SuperJew: An alternative to deletion was attempted; incubation. When that was rejected, it was appropriate to bring the article to AFD, given the backlog at NPP, and the ongoing issue with sports editors created articles without demonstrating notability and instead expecting other editors to do it for them. BilledMammal (talk) 09:36, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

I don't see how nominating these for AFD is controversial. Half of them don't meet the old WP:NFOOTY (as they haven't played in an WP:FPL), and the rest only scrape by NFOOTY based on 1-3 appearances, but seem to fail WP:GNG (and so we were deleting articles like this even before the changes to NFOOTY). The problem is the editor creating lots of non-notable articles. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:02, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Agree entirely with Joseph2302. Crowsus (talk) 10:24, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

Update, a couple of the pages just got deleted as "Speedy Close" due to being created by a sockpuppet of a banned user (does that apply to all of the articles?). See: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ol1vercloff and Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Milan Thomas. RedPatch (talk) 13:49, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

In summary, 12 of the 13 pages were deleted through AfD RedPatch (talk) 00:14, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Jorge Campos and List of goalscoring goalkeepers

Hello there. I observed that Jorge Campos was removed from the List of goalscoring goalkeepers because it is not possible to say precisely how many goals he scored starting a game as a goalkeeper, and how many goals he scored playing as a striker. What is the best way to resolve this situation? Continue leaving out Jorge Campos, or arguing the situation properly? Svartner (talk) 05:13, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

add Campos back in, with a note explaining the situation. Giant Snowman 06:14, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Done Svartner (talk) 02:56, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Citations wanted - potential entries for List of footballers killed during World War II

Reposted and updated version of original now archived.

As main contributor to this article, I would like to flag up for attention of others on the project a number of candidates for the list that are already wiki-articled and known or believed to have been killed in or died as a result of circumstances brought on by the war (eg execution, in enemy captivity, effects of wounds etc) but which so far lack a reliable citation regarding their death which is preconditional to inclusion in the list. A few have no death circumstances described in the text of their article but I note have been put on category lists that suggest someone knew/believed they died in wartime circumstances. I also include those whose death circumstances are disputed - see their talk pages for further detail - and are in need of a conclusive ruling in or out.

Josef Adelbrecht (Austria) - categorised as Austrian military personnel killed in the war. His German wikipedia article states he was killed on the Russian front NW of Moscow. Disputable death date.
Dragutin Babic (Yugoslavia) - there is a source in Croat language but it is unclear to me it indicates manner of death
Josef Bergmaier (Germany)
Jozsef Eisenhoffer aka Joszef Aczal (Hungary) - also disputed death circumstances
Bronislaw Fichtel (Poland) - disputed death date (see talk page)
Hermann Flick (Germany)
Josef Fruhwirth (Austria) - categorised as Austrian military personnel killed in WWII. His article in Germany wikipedia has citation to an Austrian newspaper report of his death which I find unreadable, I can only make out he died on the 'Ostfront' (Eastern Front).
Nikolai Gromov (Russia) - Russian language profile says he 'died at the front' in 1943 without further detail. More informative sources if found preferred.
Karl-Richard Idlane (Estonia) - Death cause and death dates (both in 1942) disputable.
Karl Kanhauser (Austria/Czechoslovakia) - German wikipedia states without citation he was drafted into the German army towards end of WWII and deployed to Yugoslavia where he was reported missing, no final year given.
Franz Krumm (Germany) - There is a link to the German Volksbund website but it does not directly connect to his details and I lack expertise to interrogate the site.
Willi Lindner (Germany) - source in German language, not fully clear about death details
Johann Luef (Austria) - his German wikipedia article indicates he died of wounds in hospital in East Prussia.
Josef Madlmayer (Austria)
Artur Marczewski (Poland) - his Polish and German wikipedia articles state without citation he disappeared in January 1945 following Red Army advance into Poland, where he had been working for the Germans as a factory official.
Vladimir Markov (footballer) (Russia) - Stated in Olympedia to have died in Leningrad in 1942, which coincided with the long running siege of the city. Can evidence be found for treating him as a victim of the siege?
Alexander Martinek (Austria/Germany)
Otto Martwig (Germany)
Philip Meldon (Ireland) - disputed death details, not known to CWGC.
August Mobs (Germany) - said to have been killed in air raid.
Alberto Nahmias (Greece) - death circumstances disputed; his English article gives two different years of death in 1980s without source. His Greek wikipedia biography states he was arrested by the Germans in 1942 because of Jewish origins and further trace was lost, possibly because of being put to death, although also said to have emigrated post-war. Can someone find sources that settle this? The nearest named individual recorded from Greek Jews listed in the Testimony Pages of Yad Vashem is an Alberto Nachmias (sic), born in Greece, died at Auschwitz, age given as 42 but no birth or death date given. However out of the estimated 6M Jews killed in the Holocaust only 4.5M are known to Yad Vashem.
Slavko Pavletic (Croatia) - no death circumstance details given in text but has been categorised as a Croatian civilian killed in the war. In Croatian wikipedia, he is stated with citation to have been executed following Communist seizure of power in Croatia with 'date of execution' stated unknown, though the infobox gives a precise date of 27 May 1945 and death place as Zagreb.
Jean Petit (footballer, born 1914) (Belgium) - His French wikipedia article indicates without citation or death location given that he was a doctor - probably civilian rather than military - who was killed in a bombardment preceding the Allied invasion of Normandy.
Kurts Plade (Latvia) - Repatriated to Germany as a Baltic German, his Latvian wikipedia article states he was 'killed' (no further detail) in February 1945 in Poznan, Poland. I note his death coincided with the Soviet siege of Poznan.
Bernardo Poli (Italy) - Italian wikipedia indicates he died in 'an unspecified war accident' serving as an airman. Only citation in English wikipedia does not indicate manner of his death.
Fyodor Rimsha (Russia) - Stated without citation in English and Russian wikipedias to have died in siege of Leningrad, allegation not supported by cited sources Olympedia and Russian language Profile, the latter of which states his fate after 1914 "is unknown".
Holger Salin (Finland) - No decisive date in most wikipedias. Although Finnuser reported a newspaper report states only he was killed in an accident, his German wikipedia article states that after his last international match (1943) he "fell..in the Continuation War" [term given to Finland's hostilities with the Soviet Union over 1941-45 in concert with Germany] in '1943 or 1944'. I do wonder if he was serving in the Finnish Armed Forces though. (Accidents as well as combat killed a number of players already on the list.)
Aristotel Samsuri (Albania) - Reportedly executed in German concentration camp in Greece as a Communist partisan between 1942/1944, but was claimed by the postwar Communist regime of Albania to have escaped and survived before proclaiming him a martyr in 1981.
Gennaro Santillo (Italy) - Categorised as Italian military personnel killed in the war but no indications of military service on Italian wikipedia. Would like to be more certain of his status (mil or civ) before adding him.
Harry Spencer (footballer) (New Zealand, previously played in England) - There are similarities with a New Zealand soldier known to the CWGC (see talk page of article). Can someone find confirmation they are the same man?
Erwin Stührk (Germany) - disputable death date, death place given in German war grave site not easy to ascertain as it only gives German form of name rather than its vernacular.
Ludwik Szabakiewicz (Poland) - disputable death details, particularly date
Willi Völker (Germany) - uncertainty about death location.
Karl Wahlmuller (Austria) - UPDATE - Have located a citation that supports his death as war casualty and added him to the List today.Cloptonson (talk) 07:58, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
Heinz Warnken (Germany) - German wikipedia gives him as gefallen (fallen) in 1943 but no detail of precise death date or death place.
Willi Wigold (Germany) - date of death disputed

There may be additions coming onto the list so I encourage watch this space! Others are welcome to add. Please let us know if sources are found and added into their articles.Cloptonson (talk) 18:03, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

transfer window

english transfer window opens june 10th, not july 1st. july 1st is just free agents.Muur (talk) 23:40, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Agree re the above so I have changed the dates on the transfer window article as the dates formerly shows last season's transfer window dates for England. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 09:39, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Tracking of players after release

Not sure where we stand on this. I removed the club column from table listing Spurs' released players in their current-season article a few days ago and, of course, got reverted because that's the way it's always been done here. It's one of those that appears to be an editor-specific choice. The caveat in said article is that a club is only listed if the player joins them during the same transfer window...? Seems arbitrary. I don't see why we need to add potential confusion for the average reader.

The footnotes in the Spurs article read thus:

Note: Players will join other clubs after being released or terminated from their contract. Only the following clubs are mentioned when that club signed the player in the same transfer window.

1 - After being released, Ferguson signed for Boston United.
2 - After being released, Gazzaniga signed for Fulham.
3 - After being released, Marsh signed for AFC Wimbledon.
4 - After being released, Roles had a trial with Crystal Palace and then was signed by the club on 1 July 2021.
5 - After being released, Rose signed for Watford.
6 - After being released, Tracey signed for Cambridge United.
7 - After being released, Whittaker signed for Swansea City.
8 - After being released, Aurier signed for Villarreal.
9 - After Thorpe's contract expired, he signed for Luton Town.

Seasider53 (talk) 21:57, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

There's no need in footnotes. There is no real need for an extra table for released. Put them in the rest of the 'transfers out' table, the fee is "released", the "to" is the next club they ended up at unless they never found another club and retired. Simple.--Echetus Xe 15:58, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Disagree. You don't get "released" to another club, you get "released". There's some argument for including a club in the "to" column if the player signed a deal with the new club before the end of their contract with the releasing club (ie before 30 June in England). If they were out of contract with the releasing club when they signed with the new club, then the "to" club has no relation to them leaving the releasing club. Pretty sure consensus has been reached here before regarding this, probably about this time last year. Gricehead (talk) 16:07, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

You get released to a club, the club that you sign for after you're out of contract is irrelevant. But there's way too many editors that add the next clubs for released players to all the season articles... Joseph2302 (talk) 16:09, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Do you mean released from a club? Seasider53 (talk) 16:18, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

It's rather silly. I've seen some case where a player was without a club for a year and editors added the club they joined a year later in the "to" column. --SuperJew (talk) 18:27, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

If a player is released on 30 June and has already signed a pre-contact with a new club, signing for them on 1 July, then the 'to' should be that club. But if they sign for a new club days/weeks/months later - no, they are just released. Giant Snowman 18:31, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

I don't see the issue in adding the club the player has joined after being released, as long as it's the same transfer window. I've done so with footnotes (see 2021–22 A.C. Monza season#Out). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 18:30, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

That article has returning loans listed as transfers, though, which is even worse. And why are Arrivals and Departures headings in the table when the tables are already in the "In" and "Out" section of the prose? Seasider53 (talk) 19:17, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

The table reflects changes in roster from one transfer window to another. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 19:26, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

loans might techincally/legally be different to transfers, but the average reader wants to know who joined the club and who left the club. -- SuperJew (talk) 20:04, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

The details of the loan should be indicated in the article for the season when it happened. The end of a loan is not a transfer, so it shouldn’t be listed at the time when it ends. – Pee Jay 09:13, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Only listing the beginning of the loan but not the end is inconsistent. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 10:09, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

I agree with PeeJay: loans should only be listed once, and therefore we should not list players returning from a loan separately in the next season. Spike 'em (talk) 10:15, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

The issue with listing returns from loan is still not clear to me. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 10:20, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

If you include the end date of the loan when you list the loan initially, there should be no need to mention it again. By definition, all loans are temporary – we know all players who go on loan eventually return – so listing the end date in the initial table of transfers solves your issue. – Pee Jay 16:43, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Ok, but not everyone is going to look at the 2020–21 season article to know that a player (who was on loan during that season) left the club ahead of the 2021–22 season. Take Davide Frattesi, for example. He was on loan at Monza in 2020–21, and finished as their top scorer that season. Surely, the average reader would like to know that he left the club in 2021–22, without having to look at the previous season. From a fan's perspective, Frattesi leaving Monza is the same as Marco Armellino leaving on a permanent deal. Both were at Monza in 2020–21 and both were not part of the roster in 2021–22. It seems frivolous to me to not include Frattesi just because of the nature of his contract. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 17:01, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Because he didn't leave in 21-22, he left at the end of 20-21. Why would someone reading the 21-22 article need to know what happened in the previous season? Spike 'em (talk) 18:05, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

It's the same as someone who's contract expired on 30 June 2021. Would you not show him as having left the squad in the 2021–22 season page? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 11:44, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Newp. The only way this might make sense is if it was a loan-to-future-sale type deal, which would obviously be explained in the notes column. Seasider53 (talk) 11:54, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Seems to be a case of live and let live with the multitude of different article standards. I can fall in line, I suppose. Seasider53 (talk) 21:15, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Cup infobox rules

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1090203349

another user told only continental non invitational tournaments can stay, contradicting updates. as both are exactly that here, should it be reverted (user warned), if rule exists; thanks! Sportski recenzist (talk) 18:46, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Player who have been called up by Juventus U23

The article about this team has the list of every player called up this season. Is this excessive? Should I remove the players who haven't made their U23 debut and have had a just a few calls up? Or just put them in another subsection as done at Juventus F.C.? Dr Salvus 17:59, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

If the club website doesn't list them in the squad then they probably shouldn't be in the article either. They should be in the season article if they played that season though. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 18:21, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

I'd put the excess players in the Youth Sector subjection (similarly to the U23 subsection in the senior team article). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 21:48, 21 May 2022 (UTC)

I've cleaned it up. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 00:26, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

Do we need such players to be included in the template for the roster? Dr Salvus 18:41, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Yes, if they played at least once. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 19:49, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Trophies won with youth teams

Dušan Vlahović shows his trophy won with Fiorentina U19. Samuel Iling-Junior shows his (little-notable) trophy for England U17 and his second place at a cup with Chelsea U18. Do these achievements merit to be in an article despite being made with youth teams? It's better to be including just the trophies (and not the second places which do not count for someone's palmarès) won with the highest-prestige youth team imo. Dr Salvus 18:49, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

If the competitions have articles on Wikipedia (or are notable), they should be kept. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 19:51, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

if they have articles on Wikipedia, but does this mean only in en.wiki or in every Wikie? Dr Salvus 19:59, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

It depends. If it doesn't have an article but is eligible to have one (passing GNG), then keep it. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 20:27, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

User:SlidingD

SlidingD (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Have a look to this one. He's been adding copyrighted pictures to some footballer's pages. Dr Salvus 20:12, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

I actually reverted this user by restoring the free photos to the articles affected. I also added a comment after the edit made by Community Tech bot (see e.g. Talk:Diogo Jota) that I agree they are copyrighted. This was how I came to the Rafael Leão article and talk page where someone asked the importance of Covid, see the immediate above section. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 21:00, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

I've restored the speedy deletion (copyvio) tag on the Commons page which SlidingD removed earlier. Hopefully this time an admin sees it before he removes it again. BigDom (talk) 21:05, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Same with me at Diogo Jota's current image. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 21:10, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

I have reverted a few of his changes. I note Dr Salvus has already left a message - let's see if he listens. Giant Snowman 21:19, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

He never listened to us. Have reported him to ANI. Dr Salvus 22:03, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Though he seems keen on edit warring at Dušan Vlahović, changing the lead to less concise wording ([2]). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 22:26, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Just an update, the offending photographs have been deleted from the Commons. BigDom (talk) 09:03, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

This user's main interests, addition of recentist overdetail, and addition of unfree photos is typical of banned prolific sock User:Martimc123. Might be worth contacting an admin. 2A00:23C5:E187:5F01:8893:5B98:8D4F:7741 (talk) 19:32, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

for our info: I have reported SlidingD to the SPI page of Martimc123 in line with the latest IP address response. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 22:43, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

UEFA Euro 2020 Final

Some sort of edit war going on here. Been reverted back and forwards since the middle of April leaving the article very unstable. Maybe someone could decide which version survives?--Egghead06 (talk) 04:23, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

The section being revert-warred does seem overly detailed; the 2 most recent WC finals and 2 previous Euro finals cover the same topic in a couple of lines in a Post-match section, and the "Aftermath" section was not there at the time the article was promoted to FA status. It seems to have been added here. Spike 'em (talk) 09:03, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Some form of compromise is definitely necessary. The amount of detail currently in place is too much, but deleting the section wholesale doesn’t help anyone either. – Pee Jay 09:10, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

IMO, a summary of it section should be kept and moved up into the previous section. Spike 'em (talk) 09:13, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

I don't see this as overly detailed. Obviously no aftermath would exist shortly after the tournament aired. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:16, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Why does it need details of individual matches for Italy in 2 subsequent tournaments? The 4 other pages I mentioned above have nowhere near this amount of detail, having a short paragraph to cover both teams. This info would not be out of place in History of Italian football team article, but is not needed here. Spike 'em (talk) 09:25, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Relevant part of 2016 final has 511 characters of text; 2012 final has 355 charcters; 2018 WC Final has 176 characters; 2014 WC Final has 764. The text here is 2300 characters, so has more text than these other 4 finals combined: it needs pruning. Spike 'em (talk) 09:38, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

I've cut about a third of it out, think it could do with some more. Spike 'em (talk) 10:05, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

The text on "Finalissima" is fine, as Italy qualified for that event due to winning Euro 2020. Too much detail on Italy's World Cup qualifiers, just saying that they failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup would suffice, in my opinion. Joseph2302 (talk) 10:20, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

As the one who initially added the section, it was probably too detailed, though I believe there should be some mention of the close aftermath for the teams. Italy's poor performance in their qualifying group in the following months, and missing the World Cup altogether 8 months later as European champions, is certainly significant, and the match against Argentina is directly relevant to the Euro final. It seems one IP has dedicated themselves to removing the section without any discussion. S.A. Julio (talk) 23:04, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

And continues to revert without any attempt at discussion - 5! reverts yesterday alone despite a "warning" on edit-warring!--Egghead06 (talk) 05:54, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Max Kucheriavyi

I am having serious issues with @Andriyrussu: at Max Kucheriavyi, and they either cannot or will not understand my concerns, desp[ite me raising it with them clearly on their talk page. In short, in relation to full name and youth stats, the UAF link is inaccessible (meaning that it is unverifiable) and the Soccerway link does not confirm either bit of information. They are also editing against MOS in relation to the honours section. Please can somebody else review before I escalate this? Giant Snowman 12:20, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

Andriyrussu was wrong to move the page back without discussion. However, the Ukrainian FA website is accessible, and the information is correct. You just need to "log in" as a guest (click on the white button with гість), and it lets you view all the information. "Max Kucheriavyi" is clearly the common name, and "Maksym Serhiyovych Kucheryavyi" is the full name. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 13:09, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

OK, thanks for clarifying and tidying up. Giant Snowman 09:15, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Giorgio Chiellini

He's announced (after years of waiting) that Italy's tomorrow's match would be his last for Italy. When the game is over, can I put 2004-2022 on the timestamp? Dr Salvus 17:48, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Yup. Kante4 (talk) 17:51, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Gabriele Mulazzi

Have just created his page on a sandbox having never played a professional match. The article has a YouTube video as a source, is including a YouTube video fine? Dr Salvus 20:48, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

WP:YOUTUBE. Giant Snowman 21:14, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

List of Philippines Football League clubs

I am not sure I see a point to this article, AfD? Govvy (talk) 16:29, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

Don't see why not. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 17:54, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

It's mostly already covered in Philippines_Football_League#Clubs. The little that's different could be added there. No need for what is essentially a duplicate of a partial article. RedPatch (talk) 18:47, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

k, sent to AfD, Govvy (talk) 12:16, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Anwar Abdalqader

Are Anwar Abdalqader and Anouar Abdul Kader the same person? The former is for a syrian football manager and the latter for an ex-player, though both are one-line stubs. The spellings of the articles are different but they seem to be alternative romanisations of the same name in arabic. A google search of the name gives this profile on kooora, which clearly links to the latter article and I think the former as well, but I'm not sure as I don't speak arabic. Microwave Anarchist (talk) 15:19, 29 May 2022 (UTC)

Yep, clearly the same guy: the two pages should be merged. The subject also seems to meet GNG per the Kooora profile (and its articles). Could an admin merge the two articles? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 02:34, 30 May 2022 (UTC)

@Nehme1499: there's no real content to the first page (its just the one sentence and neither of the refs work) so I've redirected the former page to the latter. I don't understand arabic so I can't really expand it, but I've added the kooora link. Microwave Anarchist (talk) 19:27, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Talk:Michael Beale

I have started a request move discussion to see if the cricketer should be moved to the identifier or not. I note the football coach one was recently created and I think it is unlikely to be deleted. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 16:46, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

the cricketer should probably just be deleted. He played 2 games, both between minor counties (same as 2 non-League teams playing in the first round of FA Cup). Spike 'em (talk) 17:19, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

List of international goals scored by ____

How do you decide who deserves a "list of international goals scored by" page? I have some ideas: 1. Has scored 50 international goals or more 2. Was the record goalscorer for his country for more than 25 years.

Anybody with any other criteria please let me know.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 08:33, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Current rule of thumb is 'has been national record holder' - but ultimately GNG is the test. Giant Snowman 08:43, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Arnaut Danjuma and Riyad Mahrez

Ok, this is the first time I have seen such addition of a honour of this type. I have never seen an honour of "UEFA Champions League Fantasy Football Team of the Season" so I am guessing that GiantSnowman has pointed out correctly and says that's not an honour. Any others agree? Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 15:40, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Agreed and reverted at the Éder Militão article. Kante4 (talk) 15:43, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Was this team selected by Garth Crooks? Spike 'em (talk) 15:50, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

I don't see his name on this source which was the one used. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 16:09, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

I think Spike 'em was trying to be sarcastic :) Nehme₁₄₉₉ 16:45, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Indeed, I should have added a ;) (listing Mo Salah as a midfielder is the sort of thing Garth was prone to doing in his Team of the Week). Spike 'em (talk) 16:54, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

@Nehme1499 agree. :D Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 17:24, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Silly addition. It doesn't look they've been choosen by UEFA for an award. (I also hate Fantasy Football or fantacalcio, so that would make zero sense) Dr Salvus 17:29, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

not an honour - remove on sight. Giant Snowman 08:44, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Changing / removing football kits from the infobox without source, without replacing, is this an improvement?

So I noticed that there seems to be a pattern of blanking the infobox kits (partially or otherwise) and / or updating them immediately on seasons end. This is largely being done without any sourcing, and seems rather blatant form of WP:Recentism. These changes seem fundamentally at odds with the ency lopedic intent of the articles with regards to wikipedias core policies on sourcing, particularly when removing say an entire kit (because apparently it is being changed) say on a Featured Article or similar. Now while I can appreciate the desire to be up to date, making templates incomplete because of a lack of information definitely doesn't appear to be the right way to help people understand a clubs colours at a glance. I don't want to make this about one person, but to establish what the goal is of the kits in the infobox. For me, until new kits are formally published we should not be removing old kits just because someone says that they will be changed in the future, just like we wouldn't change a club badge until the new one existed, or remove a player until reliable sources reflected that change. Koncorde (talk) 11:06, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

@Koncorde:, I assume you are referring to my edits to Liverpool F.C. and Brentford F.C.. In both cases the new kits and the replacement of the old ones have been announced by the respective clubs. I refrained form updating Liverpool's kit until the season was fully over. Now that the season is over they will not be using that kit again and the new one is therefore the current one. I don't think that there is any problem with updating such kits as long as it has been announced by the club and the old one is no longer being used. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 11:12, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, the problem is (with Liverpool) that only the new home kit has been announced, so the edit is effectively removing the change kits - and given that the new home kit is only fractionally different anyway, it would seem logical to wait until the away kit(s) are announced as well. There's no rush. Black Kite (talk) 11:21, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Trying not to make it about any particular changes Redman, but rather about how we source changes and what drives those changes. Koncorde (talk) 11:25, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

How exactly do we source these kits anyway? Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 11:29, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

I think the sourcing should be in a section dedicated to the kits. Man U for example has "Crest and colours" which has an outlink to Commons for 1902–2000 kits and 2000–present kits (though those galleries need sourcing IMO). --SuperJew (talk) 11:39, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

That's kind of my question really. I would expect (as SJ says above) there to be a clear reference for the historic kit colours etc in the main article - but more recent changes are obviously much more subjective and based on the clubs announcing their new kits for sale / sponsorship changes etc. There's a secondary issue of emulating complex kit design which has (for me) also routinely crossed into Original Research (see Tottenham Away and Third kit currently) where rather than simply mimicking core details / colour scheme someone is off making custom art, and very much a modern phenomena). Where such a source should sit is another question, but really nothing in the infobox should exist as a silo. Koncorde (talk) 11:58, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

bearing in mind WP:NOTGALLERY applies... Giant Snowman 19:16, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

What I hate is when people completely remove kits from info boxes, teams often use last seasons kit in summer friendlies. :/ Govvy (talk) 13:14, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

That was somewhat secondary, but still relevant. Especially as womens and youth teams, art and team paraphernalia often persists long after the announcement of a change so we really should only update the kits once a source states what the replacement is (or if a source states definitively that it has been abandoned). Koncorde (talk) 15:45, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Luka Modric 2014 FIFA Club World Cup

Greetings! In April 2020 there was a discussion at the Project Football Here "Should supercups be included in a player's trophy count (e.g. Messi, 2005) if they weren't called up but are still credited with the title by the club?" started by @Messirulez: and it was decided not to include those if players were not in the squad UNLESS official sources or regulations state otherwise, or there is video or photographic evidence which confirms that they were still awarded a medal. That was CONCLUDED based on a poll regarding Messi 2005 Supercopa de España title with 8:3 votes count but it should be emphasized that 3 voters @Crowsus: @Black_Kite @Davefelmer out of 8 people who voted "NO" said that there is no evidence of him (Messi) receiving a medal and if there is a photo / video evidence that a player has received a medal the trophy should be counted in the player's statistics. So it could be said that actual vote was 6:5 in favour if there is a photo / video evidence that a player has received a medal and if it is credited with the title by the club and reliable source.

So, that discussion, in very wrong way is used as an argument that 2014 FIFA Club World Cup should not be added to Luka Modric's trophy list because he was not in Real Madrid squad list. Also, it is important to emphasize, unlike Messi who was subject of that discussion and who was NOT a member of the Barcelona 'A' squad in 2005 (an important fact that also played a role in that discussion), Modric was a standard, integral player of the first 11 of Real Madrid in 2014, but he was injured in Croatia match against Italy in November 17, 2014 and that is the only reason why he was not in Real Madrid squad for 2014 FIFA Club World Cup games in December 2014.

Given all the above facts and that there is a number of IRREFUTABLE evidence that Modric actually RECEIVED A MEDAL at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup and it is officially confirmed by FIFA (I will list evidence in the following lines), 2014 FIFA Club World Cup should be in Modric's list of honours on Luka Modrić wikipedia page.

IRREFUTABLE evidence that Modric won the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup:

Numerous PHOTOGRAPHIC evidence: Modric with his 2014 FIFA Club World Cup medal around his neck at the podium (high resolution images on gettyimages with date): image 1: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/real-madrid-celebrate-following-the-fifa-club-world-cup-news-photo/460733968 image 2: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/real-madrid-celebrate-following-the-fifa-club-world-cup-news-photo/460733952 image 3: https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/real-madrid-celebrate-following-the-fifa-club-world-cup-news-photo/460734506 etc.
VIDEO evidence (720p video) that Modric received a medal and was at the podium at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup: For a start, Modric received congratulations from Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez, UEFA President Michel Platini etc. from 11:13 onwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFABbVHgwIQ&t=673s ... and a few seconds later at 11:27 you can see Modric walking with his 2014 FIFA Club World Cup medal around his neck: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFABbVHgwIQ&t=687 At 12:31 you can see Modric at the podium (last on the right, next to Ronaldo): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFABbVHgwIQ&t=751 and more up close at 12:47 onwards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFABbVHgwIQ&t=768 then from 13:47 onwards again Modric with his 2014 FIFA Club World Cup medal and Carlo Ancelotti above him: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFABbVHgwIQ&t=827
More VIDEO evidence (720p video on official Real Madrid C.F. facebook page): Modric at the podium with his 2014 FIFA Club World Cup MEDAL (last on the right, next to Ronaldo) at 14:05 onwards: https://www.facebook.com/RealMadrid/videos/extended-highlights-real-madrid-2-0-san-lorenzo-2014-club-world-cup-final/738635473412357/
On official FIFA website there is an article from 29 March, 2021 about Luka Modric and among others some of his Honours (selected) are listed and that includes: FIFA Club World Cup Winner (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) Source: https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/news/modric-i-want-another-major-success-with-croatia
Also on official FIFA website, last year, an article about FIFA Club World Cup was published before UEFA Champions League semi-finals matches where they put an interesting titbit about Real Madrid and FIFA Club World Cup where they stated (quote): "... Plenty of their players have won club football’s most prestigious trophy in the past, with captain Sergio Ramos taking part in all four wins (2014, 2016–2018), along with Luka Modric, Karim Benzema, Isco and Toni Kroos. The German midfield maestro is actually ahead of the pack and the outright record-holder with five Club World Cup winner’s medals, having also tasted victory in 2013 with Bayern Munich." Source: https://www.fifa.com/news/giants-collide-in-champions-league-semis
On May 18, 2022, ten deys before 2021/2022 Champions League Final Modric received MARCA Leyenda Award and here is the article from Marca with his Honours, and that includes 4 FIFA Club World Cup (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) Source: https://www.marca.com/futbol/real-madrid/2022/05/18/6283e426e2704eed618b4572.html
Luka Modric official Real Madrid profile page: 4 FIFA Club World Cup Source: https://www.realmadrid.com/en/football/squad/luka-modric
On Croatia Week (Leading Croatian online news magazine in English) you can see Modric in his Madrid home in front of some of the trophies he has won. Analyzing and explaining a particular photo is original research but anyway just for the record Here (image from the article, the source is listed below) in the top row in the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th section are the medals/trophies for 4 FIFA Club World Cup he has won (2014, 2016, 2017, 2018) + some additional FIFA Club World Cup Awards including FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball and FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball in the 3rd and 5th section. Source: https://www.croatiaweek.com/luka-modric-invests-in-croatian-social-network-sportening/
etc.

As far as I know Luka Modric is the only person on wikipedia for whom there is irrefutable evidence that he won a medal, and the same medal is problematic on his wikipedia page based on wikipedia discussion (about Messi) at the football project from 2020 which states in Results and subsequent action part that supercups should not be included in a player's trophy count if they were not called up for the match UNLESS official sources or regulations state otherwise, or there is video or photographic evidence which confirms that they were still awarded a medal. Luka Modric received a medal and was at the podium at the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup and his medal was confirmed by FIFA and Real Madrid and reliable sources like Marca etc. Given all the above facts, 2014 FIFA Club World Cup should be in Modric's list of honours on Luka Modrić wikipedia page. At the moment Modric's 2014 FIFA Club World Cup medal is currently there (someone did the edit), however I was advised to hear the opinions of more people (experienced editors) about this. Thank you for your time! --Toshiro8 (talk) 17:06, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

WP:TLDR. Giant Snowman 08:45, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Blimey that was a rant. [3] should be fine as a reference. Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 09:06, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

I think that's enough evidence to say that it should be included. Best, Messirulez (talk) 23:36, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Is a promotion play-offs win an honour?

I know this subject has already been dealt with in the past (though I think no consensus was reached). Should we list a play-off win as an honour for a player? I think consensus is that, as long as players actually receive a medal, it can be added. For example, yesterday A.C. Monza were awarded a trophy, and the players were each given medals for winning the play-offs (see this image). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 17:05, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

The next time I want a medal, I'll try not to come second in Serie B and get promoted directly but I'll try to come third and win a medal. Dr Salvus 17:15, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Cremonese, who finished second, were also awarded the same trophy and medals (image). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 17:17, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

At this point, I wouldn't be against. But it doesn't look in Italy, a third placed team's players get a bronze medal. Dr Salvus 17:24, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

Third place qualifies you to the play-offs. In and of itself, it doesn't award you with something. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 17:47, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

I whish I'd been more detailed while writing, but I was meaning that coming third would've given me the possibilty to be given a medal. Dr Salvus 17:48, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

We had this discussion before and I'm still of the same mind with saying No. To me qualifying for promotion via playoffs when you finished somewhere between 3rd and 7th isn't an honour-section honour. Prose sure. To me honours section, should be something that was "Available to every team". This wasn't available to every team because the teams who claimed automatic promotion weren't eligible. It's a consolation prize rather than an honour and is basically a "luck" thing in the sense that if your league has it. You might finish 5th in that league and be eligible for promotion playoffs, whereas another team finishes 5th and does not have that opportunity. Even a "promotion medal" to me is more of a "participation trophy" type medal because it's a "you didn't win the first time, but we gave you another chance". That's my two cents anyways. RedPatch (talk) 20:32, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

The teams that were automatically promoted (1st and 2nd) received the same trophy and medals as the team that won the play-offs. A team finishing 1st not being eligible to win the play-offs is a non-problem, as winning the same trophy twice in the same season doesn't make sense. Also, there doesn't have to be the same format consistency worldwide. In the US, you win the MLS via a play-off format. In Scotland, the league is divided into a championship and relegation round after the regular season. In Argentina, there is an Apertura and Clausura. Another point is that some knock-out tournaments have third place finishes, while others don't. It wouldn't make sense for us not to include a third place finish in the World Cup as an honour just because the Euros don't have one. It's not up to us to decide whether a trophy is "valid" or not, imo. As long as the team won a trophy, and/or players received medals, I see no reason not to include it as an honour. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 00:50, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

No, it should not be considered an honour. Giant Snowman 08:44, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Reason? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 09:38, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

"honours section, should be something that was "Available to every team". This wasn't available to every team because the teams who claimed automatic promotion weren't eligible. It's a consolation prize rather than an honour" So the UEFA Europa League isn't an honour because teams who were eliminated from the group stages of the Champions League are put into the Europa League. It is a consolation prize. Literally Google "Europa League consolation prize" and see what articles come up. Now google "play-off winners consolation prize" and see if anybody has ever described winning promotion via the play-offs as a consolation prize. Who won the Championship this season? Fulham or Bournemouth? I genuinely don't know and nobody gives a toss, they both won promotion and that's literally the only thing that matters. The league title is irrelevant, promotion is THE single solitary aim at the start of the season. In fact, play-offs are preferred to winning the division's title. The best way to end a season? Why the EFL play-offs encapsulate football’s ability to delight and despair. Winning a WEMBLEY FINAL isn't an honour? This, this, this is not an honour? By what metric? Is there any quantifiable reason that doesn't also disbar things like the Europa League or getting a runners-up medal in the World Cup.--Echetus Xe 10:43, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

RedPatch, I do disagree. If they're given a medal, it should be reported to the honours imo. Else, we can only write the players who are given a gold medal. Dr Salvus 11:14, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

I think you agree with EchetusXe. He is advocating for the inclusion of play-off wins. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 11:22, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Didn't read carefully. Thought he was against that. Dr Salvus 11:23, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

lol, strange that they give out honours after the match then isn't it! Surely giving out a winners medal is consist. Govvy (talk) 13:01, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

I guess it's because they wanted to award Monza in their home stadium in front of their fans. The second leg of the final was played away. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 13:10, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Shouldn't be an honour IMO.--Ortizesp (talk) 16:35, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Despite a trophy and medals being handed out? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 16:40, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

For coherence, if we shouldn't be considering this as a honour, I guess we shouldn't be considering second places or lost finals as a honour either. Dr Salvus 16:51, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

They get medals given out for it, so yes it is. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 16:52, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

if second place second isnt an honour this shouldnt be either, its not really fair. guys who flop and finish lower than second place get a consolation promotion and get to have it included. runners up get promotion medals and a trophy too as seen countless times in teh efl and that italian team posted further up.Muur (talk) 22:19, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

As long as second place gives out medals, it should be counted as an honour. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 22:33, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

If there are trophies or honours given out, it should be listed. If anyone says it's not an honour when one was given to a player, that's basically implying their own conclusion, that's what WP:SYNTH tells us not to do. Govvy (talk) 23:31, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

thats not the conclusion from last year. promotion got removed from the players who came runner up in the champs, league one, and league two last year despite showing evidence of the players with their promotion medals.Muur (talk) 23:59, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Would this idea extend to bronze medals as well? For example, the semi-finalists of UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2012 were given bronze medals by UEFA, which was not the case in other years. Hashim-afc (talk) 00:31, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

No, because a playoff is not 3rd place. That's the whole point of a playoff. Giant Snowman 07:35, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

But they got their medals. What's the purpose for this section? Inserting every medal or only the gold ones? Dr Salvus 07:56, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

I would never write "Serie B third place", instead I would write "Serie B promotion play-offs winners". Dr Salvus 08:03, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

That was kind of the point I was making, Euro semi-finals isn't really 3rd place either but for those 2 years it got awarded a bronze medal. Hence, I don't think it's as simple as saying anything with a medal gets included as an honour. Hashim-afc (talk) 09:29, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Turkey national football team

A user has moved the article title to "Türkiye". This move is premature as the new name is uncommon and the community should agree about it.--Sakiv (talk) 13:53, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Keep "Turkey", unless/until FIFA changes it to "Türkiye" (which they haven't yet done). And, more importantly, it should match our own article at Turkey (there is already a move discussion there, so depending on that we'll adapt the other Turkey/Türkiye-related pages). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 14:03, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Agree with Nehme. The page should only be moved if the country's page is also moved. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 14:37, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

There are more opposes than supports and one of them voted for "snowclose" indicating the move was far too early. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 15:32, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Also I think I have returned some other pages that the same user has moved, citing the reason "rv undiscussed move", in line with the above. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 15:41, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Even if Turkey changes its official name for itself I'm not aware that has any relevance to wikipedia, other than denoting it in the article as we would with any foreign language - such as Russia "Сборная России по футболу". Koncorde (talk) 15:57, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

The difference is that "Türkiye" became the official English language name. Regardless, it's not the common name yet so it's too early to move pages. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 16:48, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Most states already have names that bear no resemblance to the English spelling; "official" or not is an irrelevance to common usage. Koncorde (talk) 18:01, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Bingo - see Czechia. Giant Snowman 18:22, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Sreenidi Deccan FC season

Something just does not add up with this article. Maybe someone who has more experience with club season articles can provide some assistance. Pelmeen10 (talk) 15:02, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

@Pelmeen10: What's the issue? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 15:03, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Not me needing the help, I just randomly found this article. But IMO the article name should contain the season and there shouldn't be so much stuff from the league, which is not directly related to the club. Pelmeen10 (talk) 15:15, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

@Pelmeen10: It should be fixed now (the article has been moved to 2021–22 Sreenidi Deccan FC season). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 15:24, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Much better, although the relegation stage table is not needed and the last wikitable should be called "Final standings". Pelmeen10 (talk) 15:32, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Done. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 15:47, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Phase 2 is now missing and league tables in 2021–22 I-League are now gone. But thanks in advance! Pelmeen10 (talk) 16:02, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Idk why the transclusion hid the tables in the I-League page. I've asked for help at Help talk:Transclusion. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 17:06, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

Now fixed. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 17:16, 27 May 2022 (UTC)

What about 2021–22_I-League#Championship_stage_(Group_A)? Pelmeen10 (talk) 20:09, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Fixed. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 23:48, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Uruguay NT

Not sure how many of you access wiki from mobile phone, but if you do can you check the Uruguay national football team page? There is some problem with the page and all sections are opened together when you access the page from the phone. It is kinda difficult to edit some sections like 'current squad' because of this. Can anyone check into this? Thanks! Kokoeist (talk) 17:03, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

I tried testing each section in my sandbox and viewing it through mobile view, and there was no problem. The sections remained open only when I copied and pasted the whole article. No idea why this is the case. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 18:05, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

This happens all the time on my phone with various articles. Not always all the sections appearing as one (usually for me the first half will work fine, then the last half all appear as one. No idea as to why. RedPatch (talk) 23:58, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Laurie Millsom

Hi. The article for Laurie Millsom was prod'd earlier today. Can anyone help with finding anything more about this guy? Thanks. Lugnuts ^{Fire Walk with Me} 17:14, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

Have added some life snippets via British Newspaper Archive, and also Ancestry life span sources, on the talk page, but he does seem to have been the reserve keeper rather than making many senior league appearances. RossRSmith (talk) 01:46, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Managerial vacancy

Should a managerial vacancy be treated the same here as a managerial reign i.e. listing it in a table with nationality, date of birth, appointed, time as manager. My argument is that a vacancy has no place or date of birth, doesn't have an appointment date, doesn't have a length of reign, and should be treated differently and separated from actual ongoing managerial reigns. All my warmest wishes, ItsKesha (talk) 13:37, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Might be prudent to tag the editors who decide to run with ideas like this, so that we can try to understand their reasoning (hopefully without the need for smelling salts). Seasider53 (talk) 17:21, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

John Charlton (footballer)

Which is at AfD, and I find it odd, full of delete votes for this player and not one person has looked into his Bradford City days. For a player who help get the club on the right track, six place finish one season and then helping Bradford City win Third Division North before he moved to Liverpool fc. I really am myth'ed and confused. Does no one have any resources on him? Govvy (talk) 13:11, 2 June 2022 (UTC)

At the moment, after quite a look through reports via British Newspaper Archive on Bradford's matches as they head for promotion in early '29, I cannot see Charlton's name ever listed in the team so wonder where the claim comes from that he helped in winning Third Div North that season ? RossRSmith (talk) 02:02, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

@RossRSmith and Govvy: Joyce's book confirms he made 0 appearances for Bradford -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 06:53, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

As does Frost's book on Bradford City (1903-1988), which I have a copy of somewhere but it's still in a box in the garage following a house move... Giant Snowman 08:26, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Okay, now it feels odd, why would Liverpool sign him then if he didn't do anything for Bradford. I don't know, but it feels like something is a miss. Govvy (talk) 16:55, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

He was only 21 years old, someone from Liverpool may have seen him playing for Bradford's reserves and thought he was "one for the future"..... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 17:50, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Players who leave national teams during the international break

Many Italian players (almost those who should not have been called up after the Euro) left the squad yesterday and won't be playing against you, Germany and Hungary. Should these be on the squad at the pages on national teams? I don't think so. Dr Salvus 16:16, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

The should be in the recent call-ups section. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 16:46, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

But at least, leaving a note which allows the reader they can't be called up beacuse they had left the squad on their "ritiro"? (I don't know the English word for "ritiro") Dr Salvus 16:57, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

I believe "ritiro" means "withdrawn". REDMAN 2019 (talk) 09:04, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Ritiro also means something else. It's for example used when teams go training outside the city the team is located. Nehme will surely know how to say this. Dr Salvus 12:20, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

"Ritiro" seems to be an Italian tradition (see BR). It's just a sort of "closed doors training session". I would define the players part of the ritiro as the "preliminary squad". So I guess, Dr is asking if players who left the preliminary squad should be included in the recent call-ups. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 12:30, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for explaining - no, I don't think so. A training squad is not the same. Giant Snowman 12:31, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

The players who played a horrible game against Argentina should be included? At least I'd insert a note to say they can't be called up anymore till the end of the break. Dr Salvus 12:34, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

These players left the ritiro with Italy and can't be used for this month. Dr Salvus 12:35, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

On a related note, should retired players be kept in the recent call-ups? Oluclen seems to argue not. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 14:51, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

To me, the answer would have to be yes. These players were still called up in the last 12 months and would still technically therefore be eligible. I think they ought to be kept in the table with a note to say that they have retired as has happened for Giorgio Chiellini. Vesuvio14 (talk) 14:57, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

So do I and would leave a note for those who left the ritiro such as Insigne, Chielini, etc. Dr Salvus 16:09, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Oluclen has now violated 3RR. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 20:11, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Have warned him. Any admin who would keep an eye on to block when he makes another revert? Dr Salvus 20:54, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Andy Goram

Some nasty additions were made, which I’ve reverted, about his cancer diagnosis. Don’t know if it qualifies as needing to be removed for BLP reasons. Maybe an admin can take a peek. Seasider53 (talk) 23:28, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Yes, all done and revision deleted. And the article protected. Unfortunately when you reverted the IP's edits (which were removing the vandalism) you inadvertantly restored some of it, so I've had to revdelete some of your edits too. Black Kite (talk) 23:57, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. Was on mobile, which is always a fun experience in reverting multiple edits. Seasider53 (talk) 00:01, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Brandon Austin

What consensus is Jimbo online on about? He has removed the England fields from Austin's profile twice now, [4], even know Austin was called up and was on the bench, it's the same as removing clubs from the info box, where a player was signed too and didn't make a league game. Too me it makes no sense to remove them. Govvy (talk) 18:00, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Been like that for as long as I can remember. Otherwise everyone who's had a call-up gets a 0 in their infobox. Seems like it's a very WP:IJUSTDONTLIKEIT opinion from Govvy. --Jimbo^[online] 18:06, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

(edit conflict) That's the way I've always seen it done here on wikipedia. We don't show an international section with 0(0). Only show it if and when they actually get a cap, not a bench appearance (ie. wait until its 1(0) ). That's what I believe the current consensus is, so Jimbo's edits are currently correct. RedPatch (talk) 18:09, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Agreed. The player doesn't get a cap for simply warming the bench, so do not include it. It is not the same scenario at all as a player who was contracted to a club but never played -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 18:24, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Count me in at the agree side. Standard usage not to show international stats in the box if it is 0 (0). Kante4 (talk) 20:15, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

I also agree. Only include if the player has actually played once. Also, the starting and ending years should reflect the first and last cap, not the first/last call-ups. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 21:46, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Okay, even I don't know or have forgotten about this, I've seen multiple articles with zero stat players like Austin :/ Govvy (talk) 23:28, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Only include international apps in the infobox, not call-ups. Giant Snowman 09:14, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

IP spelling out "football club" in lede sentence

73.33.152.104 is on a spree of spelling out "football club". I noticed it in the context of Atlanta United and the MLS, where clubs just use the branding of "FC" or "SC" by itself with no intention to call themselves "football club", but is this disruptive if they're doing it to a bunch of articles? I see they've been blocked in the past for getting hung up on some specific vernacular they think is said wrong on-wiki. Alyo (chat·edits) 21:55, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

This edit is correct, though. We put the full name in the lead. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 22:53, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Almost all football articles leave “F.C.” out of the infobox title, resulting in town or city names, so I wouldn’t worry about it. Seasider53 (talk) 23:17, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

The infobox title should be the "common" name (Juventus for Juventus F.C. for e.g.) However, the name used in the opening sentence of the lead should have the full name. It's the same situation with biographies: we have Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho or simply Ronaldinho, ... Nehme₁₄₉₉ 23:28, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks all, Tamzin blocked them for the communication failures. Hopefully they don't come back in a month with a new term. Alyo (chat·edits) 13:53, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Italy nickname

They're called Gli azzurri and the name reported in the infobox in the article is The Blues. The English word for Azzurro, which describes a lighter shape of blue, doesn't actually exist and The Blues actually matches to I blu. Why not leaving a note, which makes the author know the English word which actually translates the word doesn't exist? Dr Salvus 20:39, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Azure? As ever, how do RSes translate it? Spike 'em (talk) 21:14, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

(I'd always been told at school that such word didn't exist) Here you find a translation for azzurro from what appears to be a reliable source. There are three ways to translate shown, but I'd prefer using Azure as it's the most similar. So the nickname would be The azures for me. Dr Salvus 21:47, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

they are known in English as 'Azzurri', see this from just a few days ago. Giant Snowman 21:15, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, I've heard them referred to using "Azzurri" far more than I've ever heard them called "The Blues". Spike 'em (talk) 21:29, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

Career goals list at René Higuita

Hi folks. What do you make of René_Higuita#Career statistics? The table lists all of Higuita's career goals scored for clubs and national team. Goalkeepers scoring loads of goal is rare and that could make the content notable, but is still strikes me as WP:UNDUE. Kind regards, Robby.is.on (talk) 12:56, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

I'm not completely against such a list, though certain information is too specific (opponent goalkeeper and minute stand out), and should be removed. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 13:17, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Too detailed info and unsourced (exept the international goals). Would remove it completely or remove goalkeeper/minute and maybe more... Kante4 (talk) 16:06, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Maybe it would make sense to make a separate article "List of goals scored by René Higuita" similar to how we have list articles for some international player goals. As long as it's made clear that it's only allowed because he's a goalkeeper, thus becoming a restricted list article type so people don't try to make them for outfield players. RedPatch (talk) 21:00, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Harry Kane

We sort of need a "list of international goals scored by Harry Kane" page if I am correct in thinking that anybody with 50+ international goals need one of these pages (everybody on this page has one (or if they don't, they probably do)). I would make it myself, but I'm useless at making tables and am trying to in my sandbox.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 16:55, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Never mind, I just made the table and am about to make it an article.Crystalpalace6810 (talk) 16:57, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Palestine national team first official match

As you know, the Palestinian national team did not join FIFA until 1998, but the famous Elo website and the Palestinian Federation recognize matches that have been played since 1934. What should we follow and do we consider that Palestine played the first official match in 1934 (under the supervision of the Jewish-dominated federation) or 1953 (Under the supervision of the Palestinian Arab Federation) or in 1998 (after joining FIFA)?

Egypt 7–1

Mandatory Palestine, 16 March 1934

Egypt 8–1

Palestine, 1 August 1953

Lebanon 3–1

Palestine, 20 July 1998

--Sakiv (talk) 15:04, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

I believe that the Israel football team is the successor team of Mandatory Palestine, therefore the 1953 match should be listed as First international. Felixsv7 (talk) 15:50, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Ah, that being said, Wikipedia references a 1939 match by Palestine. I don't know then. Felixsv7 (talk) 15:51, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

You're correct that the Mandatory Palestine team became the Israel team. The 1939 claim of a game against Australia is a bit odd and not otherwise mentioned in the Palestine national football team article. Number 5 7 20:40, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

There was a Australian tour in 1939 of a team headlined as "Palestine", see e.g. Melbourne Age. But, per OzFootball.net, "Australia played a series of five B internationals against a visiting Palestine national side. Or at least what the Australian public were told was the Palestine side... research indicates that this was, in fact, a touring Maccabi Tel Aviv side." cheers, Struway2 (talk) 21:02, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

In which case, if it were any type of 'Palestine' team, it would be the Mandatory Palestine one. Number 5 7 21:13, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Serbia inherited Yugoslavia's football records, Russia too for the Soviet Union. How is Palestine fully separated from Mandatory Palestine's results. In 1953 Palestine was not yet an independent country and was not a member of FIFA. On what basis do we choose 1953.--Sakiv (talk) 14:36, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

@Sakiv: Because Mandatory Palestine became Israel and the 1953 Palestine team became the one recognised by FIFA. Felixsv7 (talk) 14:47, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

I mean, now FIFA considers itself the one who can determine who gets the history of this team and who does not have the right to do so. In any case, I have no objection to adopting 1953, despite my objection to deleting 19 years from the national team's history.--Sakiv (talk) 14:54, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

It's not really deleted though, as it is part of the Mandatory Palestine national football team > Israel national football team continuum of national teams. The modern Palestine national football team has little connection to that? – Elisson • T • C • 18:47, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Add a new parameter to the infobox

Is there a way to add a new parameter to the infobox? I posted a message on the talk page for it, but doesn't look like there's much traffic there. The college4 parameter doesn't exist, it only goes up to 3. So the page for C. J. Smith (soccer) has a line missing because that parameter says error when you preview the edit. RedPatch (talk) 21:21, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

@RedPatch same for me as well when I previewed, certainly a general error. In your template edit request, you added in an extra s in collegecaps4 but I would imagine whoever sees this request would see that as an unintentional error. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 17:14, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

@S.A. Julio and Number 57: Saw you guys edited the template. What do you think? --SuperJew (talk) 17:35, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Now

Done. S.A. Julio (talk) 18:07, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks everyone! RedPatch (talk) 20:22, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Nottingham Forest abbreviation

I've noticed on the upcoming season of the Premier League that people have changed Forest's abbreviation such as "NFO", "NOT" and ""NTF" in recent days. Please don't let this result in edit wars and get consensus before settling on which one should be used in the results table. Thanks, Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 15:19, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Reuters uses NTG. But I can't seem to find a version which is used consistently. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 18:01, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

particularly as this code isn't actually displayed on the page, so it ultimately does not matter.Spike 'em (talk) 18:02, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Unless the abbreviations in the code is different - I have done a test preview and only one came up with the result I typed in. I have not saved that edit on the article though. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 20:41, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

If we're to be honest, the Premier League website should be the main source of Premier League updates and they use NFO as Nottingham Forest's abbreviation, to which they're very consistent on that update so much that they are still using it today. Cause honestly speaking, it doesn't make sense to use a Championship source on a Premier League page. TB Chigz (talk) 05:47, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Pending discussion about NSEASONS

There is a discussion pending at Wikipedia talk:Notability (sports)#Request from NPP'er that apparent conflict in "seasons" section be clarified about the import of NSEASONS and whether season articles should be redirected if the majority of the article does not consist of prose. Feel free to add your 2 cents if it's an area of interest. Cbl62 (talk) 22:14, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Angel Chibozo 2

According to this source, he's not going to play for Juventus U23 (with which he hasn't yet played). Should there really be "Juventus U23" and "2021-" on his infobox? We'd arleady talked about in April. Dr Salvus 18:18, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

If he's never played for them and is only a youth team player as it appears, then it probably should not be in the infobox at all. Just have Juventus active in the youth section. Similar to Marcelo Flores who is an Arsenal youth player despite having Mexico caps already. His senior club section doesn't have anything. RedPatch (talk) 22:47, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Unknown end of loan

Pedro Pereira was sent on a 1-year loan from Benfica to Monza in summer 2021. Monza held a conditional obligation to buy the player. In March 2022, Benfica (via the Portuguese Securities Market Commission) announced that, in the semester that ended on 31 December 2021, they had permanently sold the rights of the player to Monza for €2.5 million (PDF; page 48). Two issues:

I'm not convinced that the player's loan ended in that period. Monza and Benfica did not announce anything via their official media channels. In my opinion, Benfica just received the financial effect of the sale "early"; the player is still effectively on loan to Monza until 1 July.
Let's say that he really was sold permanently. This poses a problem for the stats in the infobox. How should his 33 league games in 2021–22 be split? For what it's worth, he could have been sold 1 game into the season, or maybe he was sold on 31 December.

Thoughts? Pinging involved editor SLBedit‎. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 21:59, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

It'll be hard to figure out exactly. The best related example I can think of is Ager Aketxe. He went on loan from Toronto to Cadiz until 31 December 2018. In late November (after the MLS season ended, but while he was still on loan in midseason with Cadiz), it was announced that he agreed to terminate the rest of his contract with Toronto and he kept playing with Cadiz until June (it was never announced when he signed a contract with Cadiz). The confusion on wikipedia became did the contract (and loan) terminate in November or did they agree to terminate it as of 31 December (since MLS seasons are calendar years) when the loan was supposed to end? Right now that article just uses the 31 December as the cutoff since it was never confirmed which it was, but that seemed the easiest way to divide it. RedPatch (talk) 01:52, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

At this point, I would just keep him on loan to Monza until 1 July, and keep all his 2021–22 stats together. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 23:29, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Kevin Stephens

IP:s have been messing with the stats in the infobox, so if someone could check that they are reasonably right, it couldn't hurt. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 22:27, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

What's going on with that picture..? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 22:51, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

I think it was uploaded by a friend of the subject. I like it. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 07:58, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

When does the World Cup qualification end?

The article 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification says that the qualification "is set to end on 22 September 2022". Why is that? There are only two qualifying matches left, Australia v Peru on Monday and Costa Rica v New Zealand on Tuesday. 93.117.220.196 (talk) 10:23, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

It's because CONMEBOL is making Brazil and Argentina replay their abandoned qualification match, which has no bearing on the qualification process on 22 September. See 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)#Replay from matchday 6. RedPatch (talk) 10:29, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Anatole Ngamukol

Hello. Can someone help me verify Anatole Ngamukol did indeed play for the Equatorial Guinea U20 national team, and that he received a call-up to the senior team? I can't find anything about it myself, apart from on his Wikipedia article. Paul Vaurie (talk) 18:03, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

I found the archive link that is cited for the senior team call-up. Here is the archive link. "Along with them have also been called Anatale, also from Palencia, and the SD Ponferradina striker, Mitogo." So assuming that Anatale is Anatole Ngamukol, that appears to be true. RedPatch (talk) 21:05, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Also this archive link shows that he was called up to the EG U21 team (the wiki article says U20), but it's from before the match so it does not mention playing. RedPatch (talk) 21:13, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for this, RedPatch. Paul Vaurie (talk) 01:58, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

@RedPatch: Do you think the opening sentence is appropriate? How should it be phrased? He got pre-selected with DR Congo in 2014, so I don't really know how to set up his nationality. Look at what I put on the Ngamukol article and make suggestions as needed. Paul Vaurie (talk) 03:20, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

I think it's fine. It's similar to how it's set up at Nicolás Galvis, which ~~I wrote~~ after a discussion asking that at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Football/Archive_146#Branimir_Hrgota about a player who accepted call-ups but never got a cap. RedPatch (talk) 11:02, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

Actually looking at the edit difs, you were actually the one who updated Galvis's page after that discussion. Thought it would have been me, since I've kept that page updated in the past. RedPatch (talk) 11:08, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

If a player gets called up and doesn't debut, I don't think it should be mentioned in the lead. Oftentimes the player rejected the call-up or didn't make the cut. We don't include it in the infobox anyways.--Ortizesp (talk) 16:23, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

@RedPatch and Ortizesp: What should Anatole Ngamukol's sporting nationality be in the squad section of the club he plays for? Equatorial Guinea? Paul Vaurie (talk) 05:14, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Danylo Ignatenko

Hello. There is an issue over the name of Danylo Ignatenko. Please look over this comment I left on GiantSnowman's talk page. The issue is whether the article's title should be "Danylo Ignatenko", or "Danylo Ihnatenko"; he is a Ukrainian footballer. Perhaps some of you who have some expertise with these Ukrainian/Russian transliteration guidelines can help. Thanks, fellow Wikipedians. Paul Vaurie (talk) 05:32, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

retain list published.

If anyone is interested,

ratain list
released list

Regards, Govvy (talk) 11:03, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Articles coming up for deletion

Has anyone else seen a number of 'smaller' nations getting random players getting nominated for deletion. I've seen Fahad Mohamed and Abdiwali Olad Kanyare nominated for deletion, despite the fact they pass WP:FOOTYN. NouveauSarfas (Talk page) 11:05, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Yes, Alopua Petoa, the Tuvalu top scorer has recently been deleted. Felixsv7 (talk) 11:06, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

NouveauSarfas, WP:FOOTYN is no longer a thing for players. See the note in the "Player notability" section: "The player section of this notability guidance has been superseded by WP:Notability (sports), and is included below for information only as a record of the previous guidance that the Footy project came up with.". Robby.is.on (talk) 11:12, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

It makes more sense for a list article of those small island national teams, you can easily make a players list pass GNG. Govvy (talk) 11:17, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Cancelled fixtures in national team articles

If a friendly was announced and later cancelled, should it remain in the fixtures list section or be removed? There are currently some edit wars going on the Iran national football team, Canada men's national soccer team, and Panama national football team articles over the June 5 friendly that was cancelled. Editors/IPs have been going back and forth over the last week and a half adding and removing it. RedPatch (talk) 17:36, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

I'd keep it in the article with a note and source explaining why it was cancelled as people may be searching for an explanation. Felixsv7 (talk) 18:16, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Cancelled friendlies are not that important but cancelled competitive games (Russia's case) may be kept in my opinion.--Sakiv (talk) 18:29, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

In this case it's cancelled for geopolitical reasons which is quite important (or at least interesting). Felixsv7 (talk) 18:36, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

Keep per Felix. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 18:45, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

I reverted the edits and left a link to this discussion per WP:BRD. RedPatch (talk) 21:56, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

I think canceled friendlies are not important at all, for example in past month Iran has four canceled friendlies against Uruguay, Canada, New Zealand and Ecuador and all these four matches canceled 1 or 2 week before beginning. so i think friendlies matches is not important. Shahin (talk) 07:13, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Again, I'd disagree, for example if someone later this year is wondering why Iran hasn't had adequate preparation for the World Cup they can see the various disputes that caused each of their warm-up friendlies to be cancelled. Felixsv7 (talk) 09:20, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Only notable matches should be shown, we are not a stats database WP:PLOT.--Sakiv (talk) 13:31, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

How does WP:PLOT apply? The list is not one of statistics, it is discriminating, and each cancelled fixture would require a note as to why they were cancelled, thus providing context. Felixsv7 (talk) 13:37, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Again, I said cancelled competetive matches are ok but cancelled friendlies?? We can easely provide some context without adding a full template.--Sakiv (talk) 13:39, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Usually I'd completely agree with you, the only reason that I feel that this particular case is interesting is that the Canadian government criticised the fixture taking place - therefore feel that it is notable. Felixsv7 (talk) 13:42, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Nicolò Rovella

Juventus purchased Rovella in January 2021 and gave him back to Genoa on a 18-month loan. Should there really be the 2021-22 row on Juventus on the table? Dr Salvus 18:08, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

If he had a contract with the club then yes. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 09:22, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

Club/player pages and contract dates

My understanding was that, in the UK at least, player contracts run from 1 July until 30 June the following year, unless they are signed during the winter transfer window in which case their contract would run from the date they are signed.

I understood the consensus in terms of updating club and player pages when a player signs for a new club in the summer window was that those pages are not updated with their new club until 1 July (when their new contract begins). Additionally, players who are leaving clubs e.g. signing for another club for a transfer, or being released and signing for a new club on a free transfer, should not have their pages updated with their new club (or the new club's page updated) until 1 July.

I've previously updated player and club pages with a new signing before 1 July only to have my edits reverted and a message informing me that the pages shouldn't be updated until the new contract has started.

However recently I've been seeing lots of club and player pages updated on the day the signings are announced, and before the new contract starts. For example, Erling Haaland's transfer to Manchester City, which was announced today, has been updated by an established WP:FOOTY editor to say he now plays for Man City.

Can I have some clarification on this please.

Can club and player pages, templates etc be updated prior to 1 July if a new signing is announced, or their departure is announced (e.g. released, free transfer)?

Thanks FilthyDon (talk) 10:36, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Hi @FilthyDon:. Please join the discussion above in "Transfers". It's about this very topic. Robby.is.on (talk) 10:39, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Apologies, didn't read the other topics before posting. Thanks. FilthyDon (talk) 10:41, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Sicily national football team

In the Players section, the players who play for a Sicilian have the Sicilian flag next to the name of the team. Is it fine or should there be the Italian one? Then, is the use of the historical present tense in this article appropriate? Dr Salvus 12:33, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

That is a good question and there’s no real reference to it in the MOS due to the unusualness of this. I would suggest it is alright to leave the flags as they are as this relates to the article’s subject i.e. it shows the players are Sicilian rather than simply Italian. A similar thing has been seen on the equivalent article for Sardinia. However, that is just my opinion and not guided by very much! Vesuvio14 (talk) 12:58, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Transfers

This topic must have been discussed here over the years during every summer transfer window. However I am not sure about this particular thing.

As we all know, transfer window in Germany, Spain and Italy opens only on 1st July. However if a player from a La Liga club moves to Serie A this month, are we supposed to change his current club in infobox? Or should we just write in intro that he will join this particular club on 1st July? (considering current contracts normally will end only on 30th June) Kokoeist (talk) 19:57, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

If I'm not mistaken, we can arleady write that he's a new team's player if the deal is in June or very late May, because in that period the two teams often have no matches to play until August. Dr Salvus 20:01, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

It depends on what the clubs report. If they say that the transfer is effective starting from 1 July, then we should wait. Otherwise, I would just update. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 22:49, 9 June 2022 (UTC)

As far as I'm aware Nehme1499 is correct. If a transfer is reported and no report is made of it starting on a certain date then consider it complete.--Echetus Xe 15:56, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

A lot of people don't know how a transfer actually works, or even write the right dates down. A transfer has two different dates, a contract signing date, and a contract start date. Both dates have to be signed by the player. Players sign on a specific date with the contract length set from a specific date. Govvy (talk) 16:47, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

So which one is the date we should go by? The contract signing date or the start date? Erling Haaland 's transfer to Man City was announced today, but the club's press release specifically says he won't join until 1 July. Should his page still show him as a Dortmund player in his infobox and page intro? FilthyDon (talk) 11:02, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

If the press release says he will join on 1 July, then we should wait until then. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 14:56, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Agree, makes sense. FilthyDon (talk) 16:14, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

In most cases a transfer announced now won't come into effect until the transfer window opens and our articles should reflect that. If a player's move to Serie A is announced this month, this should be mentioned in the article storyline. But we should wait with updating "currentclub" etc. until 1 July when Italy's transfer window opens. Robby.is.on (talk) 20:50, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

@Robby.is.on: Like I said above, checkout Forster deal from Tottenhamhotspur.com which clearly says he has signed the deal with the club, so they signed him on 8 June, which is when they got his signature, and will join the club on 1 July. So there are three different dates there to consider, when he will join up with Spurs, a date for when his contract with Southampton expires, which isn't stated, nor the actual date what has been set for when his contract starts. Yet for some reason, people are playing a guessing game at times. I recommend the signature date myself. But, for reasons beyond me, people are trying to play the guessing game of when the contract date is set, which isn't stated. This happens a lot. Govvy (talk) 22:14, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

He cannot join before the transfer window opens so ~~1 July~~ 10 June is all we need to know, no guessing required. Forster could have agreed the move with Tottenham Hotspurs in February, after the closing of the winter transfer window, the "date of signature" makes no difference. Robby.is.on (talk) 22:24, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

english transfer window opens on june 10th. hey thats today. free agents is july 1st.Muur (talk) 05:22, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks, 10 June for England it is. Robby.is.on (talk) 10:11, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

@Muur: you said free agents 1st July, that makes no sense, as a club can sign a free agent at any time. Govvy (talk) 16:27, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

their contracts expire june 30th. taems arent gonna pay thousands to register them early for no reason.Muur (talk) 00:11, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

They might not register them early, but in many cases the player signs a pre-contract which is contractually binding - see for example the recent case of Lewis Miller - rumoured since mid-April to be leaving Central Coast Mariners and joining Macarthur, but nothing official was announced until 6 June when Mariners announced his release. 3 days later, Hibernian announced his signing, paying Macarthur the transfer fee ude to him being pre-contracted. Macarthur themselves announced anything about this story only the day after Hibernian announced it. --SuperJew (talk) 05:10, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

I believe international signings cannot take place until 1 July, but players can move clubs within a nation from yesterday. – Pee Jay 17:02, 11 June 2022 (UTC)

@Govvy, Free agents can only join at "any time" if they were a free agent at a point when the previous transfer window was open. So if a league has transfer windows in January and July, and its April for example they can sign an that player in April if he was already a free agent on January 31. If he became a free agent in say March, they have to wait until July 1 to add him. (if the player is coming from a team in another country) RedPatch (talk) 01:06, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

My opinion (and also backed by my story above which is one of many) is that the technical contract signing/expiring are exactly that - technical. Also, a lot of the accuracies are behind-the-scenes and never published in RS&V sources if it all. Therefore, we should make updates based on the sources, and not by stipulation of how the contracts work in actuality. --SuperJew (talk) 05:12, 12 June 2022 (UTC)

I'll also add that "delaying" the editing to the date the window officially opens artificially creates a backlog of work. --SuperJew (talk) 10:45, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Contracts are such private, detailed things which the public are not privy to. Clubs are official sources and if they announce they have signed a player, it's as simple as that and we should not assume anything. We should take things on face value. If an official press release states a player will only join on a particular date, then that should be reflected on their page. If there is no mention of a date it becomes effective from then all associated players should be updated straight away.FilthyDon (talk) 12:14, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Cefn Cribwr BC name change

Hi there,

I'm trying to change the article title for Cefn Cribwr BC to reflect the club's name change to "FC". Not sure if/how this can be done, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Welshfootballwiki (talk • contribs) 11:14, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

You seem to have taken care of it correctly. For consistency with other Welsh clubs, I moved it to Cefn Cribwr F.C. (with periods). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 11:36, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

NT caps in infobox

Just noticed that an editor is reverting caps & goals scored from pages of Uruguay NT players who played in last Saturday's Uruguay 5-0 Panama match. Reason the editor states is that both team teams used more than 6 substitutes, which are against the rules and they wont be counted by FIFA. Editor left a note on each player's page with a source (https://www.theifab.com/laws/latest/the-players/#number-of-substitutions). However, there is no official word from FIFA regarding it yet.

Adnan Januzaj's Belgium NT match, where Lukaku scored a hat-trick also got in news because of the same reason, where Belgium used more subs and FIFA didnt count the match as official. However Belgian Football Association counts that match, and they are shown in infobox of Belgian players too. Goals scored by Lukaku, Chadli and De Bruyne in that match are shown in their career stats as well.

Regarding last Saturday's Uruguay-Panama match, AUF (Uruguayan Football Association) counts it as an official match, and stats of those players are updated in database of their official website (auf.org.uy) too.

So do we update Uruguayan players' infobox according to the stats of their association's official website? Like in the case of Belgian players. Kokoeist (talk) 22:18, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Update according to the Uruguay FA, and add notes as is done with Belgian players explaining the discrepancy. It's important to note, however, that FIFA don't publicly have an official list of matches. We would have to rely on other websites such as RSSSF and NFT. To be honest, I'd rather rely on the FA itself. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 22:52, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Agreed, the national associations themselves get to choose what matches they want to count as their official "A" team and award caps for, FIFA have no authority in this regard. If we were to only follow official FIFA matches it would be very problematic, for example in CONCACAF where there are six associations not affiliated to FIFA that regularly play against FIFA teams. Similarly England count the 1963 England v Rest of the World football match as official and count the caps, but not FIFA. S.A. Julio (talk) 04:38, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

UEFA clubs cup squad

Would it make sense having articles on the lists of players chosen by coaches to play these cups? For example 2022-23 UEFA Champions League group stage squads or 2022-23 UEFA Champions League knock-out stage squads. (I believe UEFA lists do no make any sense, why shouldn't those coaches be able to call all the players they want?) Dr Salvus 20:09, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

No, it would essentially be the same as the squad list on the current season article. Plus they essentially could call up any player they want as youth players can be selected for a matchday squad without being registered. If all of a club's senior players are registered, they would then have no restrictions on who could play. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 08:21, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Agreed, I don't think this is a good idea. What would be encyclopaedic about such lists? If it really has to be recorded anywhere, it can just be on the season articles for the individual clubs. BigDom (talk) 08:46, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

agree with above, seems a bit WP:INDISCRIMINATE. Spike 'em (talk) 09:16, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Late arrival to the party but i agree that it is not needed and overkill. Kante4 (talk) 17:27, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Badge sizes

Can I just check if there is a specific size at which club badges should be displayed in the infobox? A range of IPs (almost certainly all the same person) have been re-sizing dozens of club badges to 250px (see e.g. here) which to my eye just looks disproportionately large...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 14:56, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

WP:IMAGESIZE. Giant Snowman 15:19, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

What GiantSnowman says. So basically we shouldn't set the image size directly, and rather use the "upright" parameter for rescaling when needed (but in most cases it isn't needed at all). The usage of "upright" seems to be something like this:

Nearly square/circular badge: Set "upright" to "1" (or do not define it at all)
Distinctively horizontally oblong badge: Set "upright" to more than "1" (depending on how oblong)
Distinctively vertically oblong badge: Set "upright" to less than "1" (depening on how oblong)

This is especially true for vertically stretched out badges, as the badge takes up a lot of space otherwise (e.g. test Tottenham Hotspur F.C. or Borussia Mönchengladbach with "upright=1"). The horizontally stretched out badges are not so obviously dependent on "upright" larger than "1" (there are much fewer such badges as well), see e.g. SK Brann or Rosenborg BK that work fine with "1" even though they could probably benefit in terms of prominence by being slightly wider. – Elisson • T • C • 19:17, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

I agree with Elisson's analysis above. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 19:19, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Country / footballing nation

I don't see how changing "country" to "footballing nation" is controversial. Not all FIFA members are countries (some are autonomous territories, or similar). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 15:45, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Though I really don't care that much, I don't see anything that would improve the scope by introducing the change. Neither of the bullets in question expand or clarify the scope by changing "country" to "footballing nation". For example "Write articles: on women's national teams in every country" covers the need for women's national team articles for Faroe Islands, Greenland, Denmark etc. no matter if only Denmark is "a country". Because with that narrow definition of country, Denmark still has at least three women's national teams to write articles on. On the other hand I feel "footballing nation" is even more vague. Is Papua New Guinea a "footballing nation"? Some would argue that it isn't as you might think of "footballing nation" as a country where football has a large presence, is a popular sport, etc. Adding on to that, just the term "nation" isn't more specific than "country". What defines the Faroe Islands as a nation, but not a country (they have a specific ISO country code for example)? – Elisson • T • C • 16:08, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

I'd be against using "nations". The Cook Islands have their national team recognised by FIFA but they are not a nation/country. Dr Salvus 16:09, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Although Wikipedia cannot be a source for itself, the article on the Cook Islands literally says "The Cook Islands is a self-governing island country in the South Pacific Ocean"... – Pee Jay 18:12, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

I don't think that "footballing nation" is any more precise than "country", and it adds verbiage. Spike 'em (talk) 16:44, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

agree with Spike. Giant Snowman 18:02, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Gibraltar, British Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands, New Caledonia, Anguilla, Cayman Islands and Macau are FIFA members but are not countries nor nations. I'm sure there must be other examples as well. Black Kite (talk) 18:47, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Not to mention Wales, England, Scotland and (arguably) Northern Ireland which are all countries with individual FIFA recognised football associations, but are not nations. Vesuvio14 (talk) 19:12, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are not states or countries by international law, regardless of how UK legislation calls them. Wales and Scotland are nations, as in being imagined communities, which neither Nortern Ireland nor England are.

England, by any definition and without any argument to be had, is not a nation, a state or a country, as it does not even have an own government of any form. 92.200.248.244 (talk) 17:24, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for such an authoritative pronouncement; I guess you'll be off to edit England is a country... presently. Spike 'em (talk) 19:24, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

I don't know if it's me, but what that IP just wrote sounded like a load of cods-wallop! Stating that England is not a country when the very first sentence on the article clearly states otherwise! :/ Govvy (talk) 21:01, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Connor Parsons

I came across this page when I saw that it was edited by an editor who had added cup matches to the infobox of another page I was following, so went there to check the same. So I went to Parson's soccerway page and it appears to be the same. However, if I click on one of his season's a lot more stats appear than the infobox shows (i.e. if I click on the five appearances for Bromley, a lot more than 5 show up). Anyone able to help out, maybe if you know another site that could help with those (or his lower league stats). RedPatch (talk) 11:07, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Update: Never mind. Just noticed soccerway split his Bromley and Notts stats into multiple lines for the same season for some reason, so the 5+6=11 and 1+2=3 adding up to the correct totals in the infobox, so the top 4 English division stats all look correct. RedPatch (talk) 11:13, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Is he even a notable player? Infobox stats suggest he has only played non-league football in England and in the semi-pro Icelandic leagues...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 11:23, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Played 3 games in the EFL trophy last season (although one was against an U-23 side) - I would say not notable personally but I think that used to be enough to meet the old guidelines? BigDom (talk) 11:31, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Coppa Italia fixtures

Coppa Italia fixtures are not determined by a draw but are determined by the league ranking of the previous season. (6th placed team play 16th placed team eg, one aspect of the absurd rules of the cup). Here, I guessed the fixtures of the cup which haven't been officialised yet but it's 100% sure these will be the matches. Is this original research and can't be included in articles? Dr Salvus 15:38, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Didn't you ask this recently? Seasider53 (talk) 16:11, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Yes, but the response I got was no use. Dr Salvus 16:57, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Seems somewhere between WP:CRYSTAL and OR to me. What is wrong with waiting for fixtures to be announced by a reliable source? Spike 'em (talk) 17:04, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

I could find some reliable source (such as these 1 2 ) but Lega Serie A haven't yet confirmed anything (what the hell are they waiting to?) about the first round matches (or trentaduesimi di finale, as everyone in Italy wrongly says). Dr Salvus 17:19, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

If the FIGC calls it the "Trentaduesimi" (round of 64), then we should too. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 18:50, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

The "trentaduesimi di finale" round does not have 64 teams, so calling that "Round of 64" would not make any sense neither in Italian, nor in English. I wish Serie A teams entered the cup at the Round of 32/64 in a competition with the same Coupe de France or FA Cup's format. Dr Salvus 20:15, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Calling it anything other than Round of 64 is OR, as that's the official name of the round (regardless of much much/little it makes sense). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 20:20, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Calling that 32nd of finals? Dr Salvus 20:28, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

"32nd of finals" is not standard in English. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 20:38, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

I'd read somewhere 32nd-finals. Is that standard? Dr Salvus 20:43, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

I can confirm that as a football fan of 40 years (yes I am that old) I have never ever heard the term "32nd-finals" used -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 20:47, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Chris, get ready to see 32nd/16th-finals for the first time in your life here and here, (That must've been written by someone whose English is worse than mine).

In the English page of legaseriea.it, I see "Round of 32/64". All this, despite the Italian national cup is contested by 44 sides.

I do envy the English the FA Cup and I envy the French for the Coupe de France. If I was describing what I think about Coppa Italia, I'd be banned. Dr Salvus 21:18, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Changes done. Dr Salvus 21:21, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Round of 64 even when there's not 64 teams (because teams have byes to later rounds) is proper because it is the proper mathematical fraction term. It's the same as using the word Quarter Final (which comes from the math/fractions) when there's less than 8 teams because some teams have a bye. It's solely due to math. RedPatch (talk) 21:37, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Honestly, I don't like seeing names from fractions when some team is yet to enter the cup.

Then, I've then noticed the larger part of sources in English call those two rounds: "1st/2nd round". It's a case we should be using WP:COMMONNAME, isn't it? Dr Salvus 21:46, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Ultimately, the name that should be used is the name the competition actually uses. Some competitions might call a Round of 32 or 16 a First Round/Second Round/Preliminary Round, while others will call them Round of (Number). It's not up to us to choose what to call it. If the Coppa Italia calls it Round of 64, then that's what we should call it. To call it anything other than what they officially call it is an WP:IDONTLIKEIT. I totally understand your point of why you don't want to use a fraction name when some teams are skipping rounds, but ultimaely it's just simpler that way: "Call it what they call it". Makes for a clear, simple, unambiguous way to do things. RedPatch (talk) 01:56, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

In January 2021, I suggested Lega Serie A to change the format of the cup by increasing the number of teams. (yes, I did do this). There were two rounds I called "trentaduesimi" and "sedicesimi" (with 64 and 32 teams each). They'd read my suggestion but they made a worse format. They might've called in that way those rounds having seen me calling that in that way? Dr Salvus 11:55, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Dagger notations and strikethrough player names on statistics

So I was glancing at the Invincibles season for Arsenal and when I got to the Player Statistics section was surprised to see two names struck through, and a notation dagger mark. Now aside from the seemingly unnecessary doubling up of the notation and the strikethrough to indicate a player didn't complete a season (the accuracy of which is debateable - both were loaned out after the Charity Shield, and only left the following summer), the strikethrough text seems a real accessibility issue. Surprised it made it through multiple assessments since 2014 per MOS:STRIKETHROUGH and MOS:NOSTRIKE. Is this common across season articles, as it is the first time I have noticed it? Koncorde (talk) 12:17, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

At first glance I thought that they had died... Can't we find better notation? Nehme₁₄₉₉ 12:41, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

I think if we need to note it at all (questionable) the dagger is sufficient. Koncorde (talk) 12:45, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

There is no need for strikethrough or any symbols - at most simply use {{efn}} to add a note stating that 'Player left club on loan' or similar. Giant Snowman 12:46, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

That was my thought. I will fix it on Arsenal, but may need some other people to help run their eyes over other teams and keep it in mind on further FA type assessments given the length of time this was in place. Koncorde (talk) 12:49, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Looks like Dagger symbol has been used on other articles for the same thing, so may be common. Also note Song has an Asterisk AND italics to indicate he went out on loan, another duplicated and unnecessarily complex way of noting something rather inconsequential. Koncorde (talk) 12:56, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

The insource page shows all the pages which currently have the struck and dagger as part of the key given in the stats, including the recent Burnley and York City season pages. There are less than 70 pages which has this exact text so it is not commonly used. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 13:48, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Cheers Iggy, good use of that. Koncorde (talk) 14:19, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Why on earth are we even defining this? Lee Vilenski ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:11, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

2022–23 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Can an admin ban Mwiqdoh, he continues to WP:OWNing the article, constantly reverts all my legit edits, removes edits, adds incorrect signing information. Isn't conforming to edit's, he has reverted other peoples edits on the article. This ownership of him on the article is just insane, adding completely useless unneeded prose, that should be removed. I've had enough. Govvy (talk) 14:51, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

You've burned your bridges over there. All the best. Seasider53 (talk) 14:56, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

@Govvy: It doesn't make sense to add the date it was announced that the player will join the club in the future rather than adding the date they will officially join the club. Mwiqdoh (talk) 15:43, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Wow both of you need to chill out. --SuperJew (talk) 15:49, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

+1. You are both edit-warring / showing OWN issues: Chillax dudes. FWIW I'd use the date the signing is announced as the transfer date UNLESS said announcement makes it clear that it will happen at a later date (so Bissouma would be today, the other 2 on 1 July) Spike 'em (talk) 16:04, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

@Spike 'em: Yeah I agree, since the Spurs site mentions the other two on the 1st of July, but just says Bissouma joined the club, so we should put him on today's date. Mwiqdoh (talk) 16:06, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

It would be a slight problem though due to inconsistency. Mwiqdoh (talk) 16:07, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Citations wanted - potential entries for List of footballers killed during World War II

Reposted and updated version of original now archived.

As main contributor to this article, I would like to flag up for attention of others on the project a number of candidates for the list that are already wiki-articled and known or believed to have been killed in or died as a result of circumstances brought on by the war (eg execution, in enemy captivity, effects of wounds etc) but which so far lack a reliable citation regarding their death which is preconditional to inclusion in the list. A few have no death circumstances described in the text of their article but I note have been put on category lists that suggest someone knew/believed they died in wartime circumstances. I also include those whose death circumstances are disputed - see their talk pages for further detail - and are in need of a conclusive ruling in or out.

Josef Adelbrecht (Austria) - categorised as Austrian military personnel killed in the war. His German wikipedia article states he was killed on the Russian front NW of Moscow. Disputable death date.
Dragutin Babic (Yugoslavia) - there is a source in Croat language but it is unclear to me it indicates manner of death
Josef Bergmaier (Germany)
Jozsef Eisenhoffer aka Joszef Aczal (Hungary) - also disputed death circumstances
Bronislaw Fichtel (Poland) - disputed death date (see talk page)
Hermann Flick (Germany)
Josef Fruhwirth (Austria) - categorised as Austrian military personnel killed in WWII. His article in Germany wikipedia has citation to an Austrian newspaper report of his death which I find unreadable, I can only make out he died on the 'Ostfront' (Eastern Front).
Nikolai Gromov (Russia) - Russian language profile says he 'died at the front' in 1943 without further detail. More informative sources if found preferred.
Karl-Richard Idlane (Estonia) - Death cause and death dates (both in 1942) disputable.
Karl Kanhauser (Austria/Czechoslovakia) - German wikipedia states without citation he was drafted into the German army towards end of WWII and deployed to Yugoslavia where he was reported missing, no final year given.
Franz Krumm (Germany) - There is a link to the German Volksbund website but it does not directly connect to his details and I lack expertise to interrogate the site.
Willi Lindner (Germany) - source in German language, not fully clear about death details
Johann Luef (Austria) - his German wikipedia article indicates he died of wounds in hospital in East Prussia.
Josef Madlmayer (Austria)
Artur Marczewski (Poland) - his Polish and German wikipedia articles state without citation he disappeared in January 1945 following Red Army advance into Poland, where he had been working for the Germans as a factory official.
Vladimir Markov (footballer) (Russia) - Stated in Olympedia to have died in Leningrad in 1942, which coincided with the long running siege of the city. Can evidence be found for treating him as a victim of the siege?
Alexander Martinek (Austria/Germany)
Otto Martwig (Germany)
Philip Meldon (Ireland) - disputed death details, not known to CWGC.
August Mobs (Germany) - said to have been killed in air raid.
Alberto Nahmias (Greece) - death circumstances disputed; his English article gives two different years of death in 1980s without source. His Greek wikipedia biography states he was arrested by the Germans in 1942 because of Jewish origins and further trace was lost, possibly because of being put to death, although also said to have emigrated post-war. Can someone find sources that settle this? The nearest named individual recorded from Greek Jews listed in the Testimony Pages of Yad Vashem is an Alberto Nachmias (sic), born in Greece, died at Auschwitz, age given as 42 but no birth or death date given. However out of the estimated 6M Jews killed in the Holocaust only 4.5M are known to Yad Vashem.
Slavko Pavletic (Croatia) - no death circumstance details given in text but has been categorised as a Croatian civilian killed in the war. In Croatian wikipedia, he is stated with citation to have been executed following Communist seizure of power in Croatia with 'date of execution' stated unknown, though the infobox gives a precise date of 27 May 1945 and death place as Zagreb.
Jean Petit (footballer, born 1914) (Belgium) - His French wikipedia article indicates without citation or death location given that he was a doctor - probably civilian rather than military - who was killed in a bombardment preceding the Allied invasion of Normandy.
Kurts Plade (Latvia) - Repatriated to Germany as a Baltic German, his Latvian wikipedia article states he was 'killed' (no further detail) in February 1945 in Poznan, Poland. I note his death coincided with the Soviet siege of Poznan.
Bernardo Poli (Italy) - Italian wikipedia indicates he died in 'an unspecified war accident' serving as an airman. Only citation in English wikipedia does not indicate manner of his death.
Fyodor Rimsha (Russia) - Stated without citation in English and Russian wikipedias to have died in siege of Leningrad, allegation not supported by cited sources Olympedia and Russian language Profile, the latter of which states his fate after 1914 "is unknown".
Holger Salin (Finland) - No decisive death date in most wikipedias. Although Finnuser reported a newspaper report states only he was killed in an accident, his German wikipedia article states that after his last international match (1943) he "fell..in the Continuation War" [term given to Finland's hostilities with the Soviet Union over 1941-45 in concert with Germany] in '1943 or 1944'. I do wonder if he was serving in the Finnish Armed Forces though. (Accidents as well as combat killed a number of players already on the list.)
Aristotel Samsuri (Albania) - Reportedly executed in German concentration camp in Greece as a Communist partisan between 1942/1944, but was claimed by the postwar Communist regime of Albania to have escaped and survived before proclaiming him a martyr in 1981.
Gennaro Santillo (Italy) - Categorised as Italian military personnel killed in the war but no indications of military service on Italian wikipedia. Would like to be more certain of his status (mil or civ) before adding him.
Harry Spencer (footballer) (New Zealand, previously played in England) - There are similarities with a New Zealand soldier known to the CWGC (see talk page of article). Can someone find confirmation they are the same man?
Erwin Stührk (Germany) - disputable death date, death place given in German war grave site not easy to ascertain as it only gives German form of name rather than its vernacular.
Ludwik Szabakiewicz (Poland) - disputable death details, particularly date
Willi Völker (Germany) - uncertainty about death location.
Heinz Warnken (Germany) - German wikipedia gives him as gefallen (fallen) in 1943 but no detail of precise death date or death place.
Willi Wigold (Germany) - date of death disputed

There may be additions coming onto the list so I encourage watch this space! Others are welcome to add. Please let us know if sources are found and added into their articles.Cloptonson (talk) 18:29, 17 June 2022 (UTC)

Current AfDs - Middle Eastern leagues - small nation island teams

What's with the mass nomination of UAE pro players and a few others from the Middle Eastern leagues suddenly? I am concerned that the player articles are all being thrown under the bus without WP:BEFORE being done if they are being rolled into the AfD queue that quickly. Who the hell can nominate that much in a short space and not raise a red-flag??

Not to mention what I see as behaviour to eradicate all football players names who have played for small island nations. Not one redirect in there to the national team I might add. No one has taken on board the idea to create a list for those nations. :/

I do find it concerning to see and no adaption, it's just straight up eradication. The idea that wikipedia is a free open platform to house encyclopaedic knowledge on all things is one thing, but the current state of what I might call GNG guideliners police suggests otherwise. :/ Govvy (talk) 08:46, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

If you have concerns about an individual AFD, raise it there. If you have concerns about an individual user, raise it with them and then ANI. Giant Snowman 11:57, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Natalia Chatzigiannidou – image

Hello! As I am not familiar with finding the copyrights of an image, could someone who knows better of these things add an image of Natalia Chatzigiannidou in Wikimedia Commons, so as then to be added in her infobox? Thanks in advance. Kind regards, Lorry Gundersen (talk) 23:48, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

@Lorry Gundersen: You would need to directly contact a photographer, and ask them to upload the image to Commons. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 23:52, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

@Nehme1499: Okay, I see. Thanks for the info. Kind regards, Lorry Gundersen (talk) 00:03, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

List of Italy players who have debuted with Roberto Mancini

Mancini has often been praised for the great amount (50) of players who have debuted under his gestion. Would an article about be notable? Some sources can be found here. Dr Salvus 19:16, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

This feels incredibly crufty. – Pee Jay 22:10, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

I could create a sandbox, wait for it to be created and see how it'll appear. Dr Salvus 22:28, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

I too feel that this is excessive. We shouldn't create an article about everything ever written about in online sources. Creating a sandbox version of the list does nothing to add to the notability of the topic.Spike 'em (talk) 22:30, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

It seems, if it's significant enough, to be worth a summary paragraph in Mancini's article, and in the Italian national team managers article to remark on its significance. Producing a list seems unnecessary. Koncorde (talk) 14:53, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Agreed - does not merit a separate article. Giant Snowman 20:58, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Iranian football in the season 2022–23

Please could somebody work out what to do with Category:Iranian football in the season 2022–23? It has no parent category other than itself, which is an error; and it has only one member, other than itself. The member article is 2022–23 F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran season, which is in four categories: Category:F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran; Category:F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran seasons; Category:2022–23 in Iranian football; and Category:Iranian football in the season 2022–23 so I think there is some redundancy. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 08:16, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

@Redrose64: I've taken care of the categories at 2022–23 F.C. Nassaji Mazandaran season, and have turned Category:Iranian football in the season 2022–23 into a redirect of Category:Iranian football clubs 2022–23 season. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 12:35, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Thank you --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 21:32, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

New template for sorting tables w/ historical competition placement

Hi! Just wanted to draw your attention to a new template {{Awards table sorting}} which may be of interest. It provides custom sorting order for tables columns related to teams' placement in a competition, replacing the default alphabetical order which often doesn't make sense (Champions → Quarterfinalists → Runners-up → Semifinalists). I've been adding it to various football-related articles, including these examples:

table of teams from a country or league, comparing their performance in regional/international competition (best finish): 1, 2, 3
all-time ranking table of all teams across entire history of a competition (best finish): 1, 2
table of a club's historical performance by season (cup placement): 1

The template should be able to correctly handle most rounds/stages of major continental club football competitions. —— 2406:3003:2077:1E60:C998:20C6:8CCF:5730 (talk) 11:36, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Great idea: I agree that sorting in alphabetical order does not make sense. We certainly won't sort divisions as the following: Championship, League 1, League 2, Premier League. That would not be good if you're looking for the ordering of the best finishes. This template should be protected to prevent errors by vandals as currently anyone can edit that. Iggy (Swan) (Contribs) 22:01, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

It's only used in a couple dozen pages at the moment, probably doesn't require protection yet unless utilization increases or vandalism does actually become a problem. — 2406:3003:2077:1E60:C998:20C6:8CCF:5730 (talk) 03:46, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Simon Gibson (footballer)

This player surely passes GNG, anyone else want to work on it? I don't trust the deletionists on there. Govvy (talk) 14:38, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning players

There are big disputes between Wikipedia users on how this article should be edited. NextEditor123 (talk) 11:50, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Is this article needed? Seems a bit crufty to me. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 11:58, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

I was also going to ask the same: why do we need this list anyway? Joseph2302 (talk) 12:03, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

(edit conflict) And sourced to two statbases. No real RS/V sourcing. --SuperJew (talk) 12:08, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Worth pointing out that the list violates WP:CHRONO -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:16, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Of course it is needed because there is already article about winning managers, records and statistics. There should be a list which include all players who contributed (played at least one match) to CL and EC winning seasons (from first round to the final). NextEditor123 (talk) 12:07, 14 June 2022 (UTC) Throughout a history (since 1956). There is barely any articles about it. NextEditor123 (talk) 12:08, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Where is this discussed/mentioned in reliable sources which aren't databases/stats sites? --SuperJew (talk) 12:09, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Why databases and stats sites cannot be considered reliable sources? NextEditor123 (talk) 12:16, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

WP:NLIST Spike 'em (talk) 12:38, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

There is barely any articles about it: that's exactly the point. If there isn't significant coverage on the topic (WP:GNG), there shouldn't be a Wikipedia page. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 13:06, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

I did not say that the coverages doesn't exist. I say that there are several CL and EC related articles on Wikipedia. Why can't we solve edit problems with this article? NextEditor123 (talk) 13:55, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

See WP:OTHER. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 13:58, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

A category seems to cover this requirement entirely. Lists of Managers by title and so on is a routine topic of discussion, comparison and so on - but discussions about all players to have won a particular competition... obscure, very crufty, usually self limited in reliable sources to a sub-group of players, recent and / or with a certain quantity of players (or other qualifying criteria for their notability). Koncorde (talk) 15:10, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Agreed that this is a category. This list would become quickly become unmanageable or any hope of being complete. --dashiellx (talk) 20:13, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Should we PROD/nominate it for deletion? We sometimes discuss these things but don't execute, leading to pages that fall out-of-date and become unmanageable rather quickly. Seasider53 (talk) 20:33, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

PROD would not be appropriate; AFD is a sensible venue to discuss further. Giant Snowman 20:40, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Agreed. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 07:44, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Overkill and an AFD would not be a bad idea. Kante4 (talk) 18:56, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

The list has been around since 2007 and I don't see a problem with it. Seems like a valid topic to me if under-sourced. I only just noticed this conversation after the article was sent to AfD. Govvy (talk) 09:27, 19 June 2022 (UTC)

The article was deleted from Wikipedia. Is there still a way to restore it or will it be gone from it forever? NextEditor123 (talk) 03:43, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

@NextEditor123: It can be undeleted (by an admin), but only if there is consensus to do so. Read WP:DRV carefully, then file a request making sure that you link Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winning players and explain why you believe that the deletion was wrong. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 07:00, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

I think you can request for it to be brought back as a draft. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 12:09, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

It should be noted that NextEditor123 recreated the article, but it was speedily deleted. They were warned against doing so. Seasider53 (talk) 00:50, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

@NextEditor123: Umm, I had planned to do work on the article, I wanted to bring the standard up, but the next thing I know it was deleted. I did however post to DRV so I can get it back to draft space to work on. Govvy (talk) 09:31, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Toulon Tournament

Should we include the Toulon Tournament in honours sections for player articles? Paul Vaurie (talk) 17:26, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

I've seen it on some players pages, for example Auro_Jr.#International. RedPatch (talk) 17:37, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Given that it's notable enough to have its own Wikipedia page, I don't see why not. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 18:09, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Is it a youth tournament, or a senior tournament? I ask because the linked teams point to the senior men's teams for those nations, not to any of the junior teams. I will pose the same question on the articles talk page. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 19:26, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

its youth.Muur (talk) 00:16, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Paul of course, also we should include Position by round tables in each tournament so that the articles can be more than score cards. HugoAcosta9 (talk) 23:42, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Can you please get over it? Some battles you lose, some battles you win but this is just, man, i don't know. Kante4 (talk) 00:19, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

A "positions by round" table for a round robin group in which each team plays only three matches would be utterly pointless. Seriously, just drop it and move on -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 07:31, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

If we are thinking about what would improve the articles, some prose describing what happened would make the article far better than adding another table. Spike 'em (talk) 08:17, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Agree, prose is good for articles (and severely lacking in lots of sports articles). Positions by round tables on the other hand are WP:OR junk, especially for a tournament with so few competitors. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:46, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Quick question

If a player is pretty much nailed-on non-notable despite having played professionally (only made one or two appearances, no evidence of GNG) and the following both exist:

List of Example F.C. players (1–NN appearances) article
Example F.C. 19XX–YY season article (the only season in which he played)

....which would be better to redirect his name to? -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:36, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Listo of Example F.C. players, for consistency with similar cases where players appeared in multiple seasons. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 09:43, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

And what if the player made 1 professional apperance for club A and 1 for club B? --SuperJew (talk) 09:46, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

To clarify, in this case I am only considering players who only played for one club. I agree that neither solution above would suit players who played once for one club and once for another.... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 09:53, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

@ChrisTheDude: The question remains if we should redirect only some of the borderline players who get deleted --SuperJew (talk) 10:11, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

@SuperJew: I'm really looking pre-emptively rather than considering players who have been deleted. I've been working on a whole bunch of season articles for Gillingham, and in some of them I came across players who have never had articles and who had professional careers that consisted of as little as one substitute appearance. I figure they are never going to have an article so, rather than leave a redlink, I was going to create them as redirects but wasn't 100% sure where to redirect to...... -- ChrisTheDude (talk) 12:34, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

PSV

Hello, what should we refer PSV Eindhoven as in infoboxes? PSV or PSV Eindhoven? Paul Vaurie (talk) 22:59, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

PSV Eindhoven. A parallel is the (now-defunct) AP Leamington, which we never refer to as simply AP. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 23:08, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Disagree - 'PSV' is its COMMONNAME. Giant Snowman 06:28, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

How do you determine that? PSV always picks up other forms of PSV in a google search, I prefer full PSV Eindhoven and it's also more accurate to displace PSV Eindhoven. Govvy (talk) 07:49, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

PSV is often used as an abbreviation for the club but PSV Eindhoven is surely the COMMONNAME in this situation? Even on Wikipedia, PSV is a disambiguation page. Given that, it wouldn't really make much sense to call it PSV in infoboxs. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 07:58, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

I'd use the full name, similarly to how we write "Paris Saint-Germain" and not "PSG". Nehme₁₄₉₉ 10:28, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

I'd also support using "PSV Eindhoven" rather than just "PSV". RedPatch (talk) 10:43, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Internationally it's "PSV Eindhoven" as stated in the article: "abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven". Robby.is.on (talk) 12:49, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

I think just "PSV" is fine in infoboxes, per COMMONNAME, especially since its crest is a flag that literally says "PSV". Adeletron 3030 (talk • edits) 13:17, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

BBC uses "PSV Eindhoven": [5], as does The Guardian: [6] Robby.is.on (talk) 14:06, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

BBC uses both - see here. Giant Snowman 17:47, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

They use PSV Eindhoven in the title. I'd only use "PSV" in prose after the first mention, similarly to WP:ACMILAN. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 18:07, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Exactly. Robby.is.on (talk) 20:05, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

@Adeletron 3030: Several football club badges show initials instead of names. Aston Villa, Bolton Wanderers, Bradford City, Fulham, Leeds United, and Sheffield Wednesday, among others. These do not define the common name. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 23:25, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

@Redrose64: Oh wow, I never noticed that with Bolton Wanderers! Cheers, --SuperJew (talk) 06:34, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

@Redrose64 You're showing examples of clubs’ crests displaying the initials of their full names. That’s not what we’re talking about here. The equivalent would be the PSV crest displaying “PSVE”. Probably a better comparison is Feyenoord Rotterdam, which is almost always shown as “Feyenoord” in tables and infoboxes, because like PSV, you don’t have to see the city name to know which club you’re talking about. Adeletron 3030 (talk • edits) 10:47, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Paul I´m gonna delete my edits on 1994–95 PSV Eindhoven season because the Nomenklature delete my CONMEBOL Qualification stage Position by round tables. You are not gonna read the performance of Ronaldo ever again. HugoAcosta9 (talk) 13:48, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

...and someone will then revert your deletion. Please learn to edit collaboratively and stop this nonsense. Spike 'em (talk) 14:07, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Exactly, thanks. This is just headscratching. Kante4 (talk) 20:17, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

PSV because the club calls itself by this name.--Sakiv (talk) 18:38, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Looking at the comments, what I'm seeing is that many editors here are treating "PSV" like it's a prefix, like the "AFC" in "AFC Bournemouth" and someone brought up AC Milan earlier. What's getting lost is that "PSV" is the club name and Eindhoven is the prefix, sort of. It follows the Dutch club name+city name convention, like Ajax Amsterdam or Feyenoord Rotterdam (or more weirdly, AZ Alkmaar). So it's less like AC Milan, more like Inter Milan. Adeletron 3030 (talk • edits) 13:41, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

For Inter Milan, known as "Internazionale" in Italy, we use "Inter Milan" in infoboxes because that's how English-language media refer to the club. Analogous to that, they refer to the club known "PSV" as in the Netherlands as "PSV Eindhoven". That's what should interest us, not what a club calls itself. Robby.is.on (talk) 14:42, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Just a note: the two Milan-based clubs are referred to as Milan and Inter (not Internazionale) in Italy. In English sources, they're AC Milan and Inter Milan as you correctly point out (we can still use "Milan" and "Inter" in prose after the first mention). Nehme₁₄₉₉ 15:01, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

@Robby.is.on My point with Inter was simply that "Inter" is the integral part of the name, not "Milan". Anyway, there does seem to be inconsistency in how we treat Dutch club names in infoboxes. We seem to almost always omit city names with Ajax, Feyenoord, NEC and Willem II, but keep them for PSV and Sparta, and maybe 50-50 with Vitesse. Adeletron 3030 (talk • edits) 18:34, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Understood. I agree there's inconsistency we need to iron out. Robby.is.on (talk) 18:50, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Addition of "Positions by round" tables to CONMEBOL World Cup qualification articles

HugoAcosta9 has been adding "positions by round" tables to not only the current CONMEBOL World Cup qualification article, but also to previous ones. I reverted the edits adding the table to the 2022 article, then HugoAcosta9 undid my reversion. I re-reverted with reference to WP:BRD. I also note that similar tables have been added to 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018. I invite HugoAcosta9 to explain why they believe these tables bring any additional value to these articles.

In my opinion, while such tables may be suitable for a league season article, they are trivial in the context of qualifying for the FIFA World Cup. In fact, because CONMEBOL is the only confederation which uses a single-table round-robin format for qualifying, they would be the only confederation where such tables would make sense. In that context, they look out of place amongst all other World Cup qualification articles.

I will leave the tables in the past qualification articles until a consensus is reached here regarding inclusion of those tables in articles. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 16:49, 23 June 2022 (UTC)

Those tables are not trivial, is added value to the articles, every football fan seek this type of information even football journalists:

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Team ╲ Round
Brazil	6	5	4	3	3	6	5	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Uruguay	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	4	3	2	2	2
Argentina	7	7	9	6	4	3	1	3	3	6	6	5	3	5	4	4	4	3
Colombia	2	6	5	7	6	5	3	4	4	3	3	6	4	2	2	3	3	4
Peru	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	5
Chile	3	2	2	4	7	4	7	5	6	4	4	3	5	3	5	6	6	6
Paraguay	4	4	6	5	5	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	7
Ecuador	5	3	1	1	1	1	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	8	8	8	8
Bolivia	9	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Venezuela	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Leader and 2018 FIFA World Cup
	2018 FIFA World Cup
	Interconfederation playoffs

Source: BDFútbol

I believe the consensus in a recent discussion about their use in club season articles was that they were trivial in those too, if that helps. Seasider53 (talk) 00:28, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Club seasons are different than CONMEBOL qualification because dates can be modified and a lot of teams do not play the same number of matches. In CONMEBOL qualification that is not the case, consensus was reached by club seasons not for national teams in CONMEBOL qualification. HugoAcosta9 (talk) 00:51, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

I'm merely commenting on Jkudlik's "may be suitable for a league season article" statement. Seasider53 (talk) 00:53, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

@HugoAcosta9: Your argument that "every football fan seek this type of information" is likely incorrect. In fact, the discussion linked by Seasider53 seems to indicate that most editors dislike the inclusion of such information regardless of level of competition. For example, CONMEBOL qualification for 2022 is not officially complete – the suspended BRA-ARG match from last year is scheduled to be played this September. Additionally, the matchdays were played out of order, with Matchday 5 played between Matchdays 11 and 12, and Matchday 6 played between Matchdays 9 and 10 (EDIT: and one Matchday 6 match still to be played. How is this properly indicated in the table? For qualification to a major international tournament, what is important is the final standing. The standing after Matchday 7 is not important if there are 18 total matchdays. Please read Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not, specifically the part about indiscriminate collection of information.

I also just noticed that the site you used to reference your tables reports on European football, not South American, and does not even make reference to World Cup qualification except for Spain. Due to this, those tables could (and probably should) be properly removed as not properly sourced information. I will, however, allow this conversation to continue for a few days to allow for further consensus to be built on whether such tables are proper. If they are, then you are free to add them with proper sourcing. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 01:11, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

I'm trying to explain to Jkudlick the football language since 1993 the year when CONMEBOL decided to change its system of qualification, Seasider53 commented about you reached a consensus about CLUB seasons and this CONMEBOL qualification regards NO matchdays, it is simple round 1, rounds in CONMEBOL are not the same than matchdays (FA Premier League) whether National teams played 1 match the position table in CONMEBOL shows that 1 match played, not a matchday such as the matchdays in the consensus reached by you in clubs. The position table shows the place of teams after 5 matches played, on the contrary, you wrote "matchday 11 and 12" that it is wrong, the table shows the position after the matches they played. In the case of Argentina at Brazil suspended by officials with the mere objective to be played in front of an attendance of 70,000 fans in September 2022, well that is a mere note, not enough "to triviliaze" an entire table. HugoAcosta9 (talk) 01:42, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Seems fairly reasonable. There is an issue with sorting by round in the table, however: you sort one column and others change, when they shouldn't. Seasider53 (talk) 01:50, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Thats right Seasider53 on round 5 it is very exciting for the reader to see what teams were classifying to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the reader is motivated after read the positions table to check the round regarding to that spot. The spirit of Wikipedia is to immerse the reader in the article and not to be a mere score card. HugoAcosta9 (talk) 14:11, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

===Positions by round===

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Team ╲ Round
América Mineiro	16	9	14	10	4	8	9	10	5	9	9	13	16
Athletico-PR	20	20	16	16	12	15	12	6	8	3	5	4	3
Atlético-GO	11	18	17	17	19	19	17	17	19	18	15	17	12
Atlético-MG	4	2	2	3	7	2	4	2	3	4	6	6	4
Avaí	6	14	6	9	3	7	10	13	14	16	10	7	11
Botafogo	17	10	12	13	8	4	5	7	10	15	17	14	7
Ceará	5	12	15	15	17	18	19	19	16	12	13	15	13
Corinthians	3	1	3	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	2	2
Coritiba	2	8	10	4	10	6	8	4	4	5	7	12	15
Cuiabá	7	11	4	7	11	14	16	16	18	17	18	18	18
Flamengo	10	4	9	12	14	16	14	8	11	14	16	10	14
Fluminense	13	6	13	14	15	12	7	11	13	8	8	11	6
Fortaleza	15	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19
Goiás	19	17	18	18	16	13	15	15	12	13	14	16	17
Internacional	18	13	5	8	9	11	11	12	7	7	4	3	5
Juventude	8	16	19	19	18	17	18	18	17	19	19	19	20
Palmeiras	14	15	8	11	13	9	2	1	2	1	1	1	1
Red Bull Bragantino	9	3	7	2	5	10	13	14	15	11	12	9	10
Santos	12	5	1	6	2	5	6	9	9	10	11	8	8
São Paulo	1	7	11	5	6	3	3	5	6	6	3	5	9

	Leader and Copa Libertadores group stage
	Copa Libertadores group stage
	Copa Libertadores second stage
	Copa Sudamericana group stage
	Relegation to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B

Updated to match(es) played on 20 June 2022. Source: CBF.com

HugoAcosta9 (talk) 14:14, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

You are correct that the previous discussion did not refer to international-level competition. However, in the absence of written consensus one must consider the status quo to be the standing consensus. Since those tables had never been included prior to your edits, we must consider that as the current consensus. It would then be your job to seek to change that consensus. It would also fall on you to ensure your information is properly sources; as I pointed out before, the site to which you point as reference does not cover South American football. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 13:45, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

Just because it's about international matches, that doesn't make this "positions by round" any better, or alleviate any of my general concerns about these "positions by round" table. Teams play matches at different times, and so the position of a team after a particular round doesn't always exist, and so has to be made up/calculated using original research. A positions by round is not covered in sources, so Wikipedia, which is a tertiary source, shouldn't be using them. This applies to international and domestic matches. The "source" for the table in question links to a general results page (not even the specific page for these qualifiers), and doesn't have this actual table anywhere, so therefore isn't actually verifying this information. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:33, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

I hadn't thought of the original research that had taken place. I've reverted all the tables based upon WP:OR. — Jkudlick ⚓ (talk) 16:14, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

I'm gonna erase my 300 articles on wikipedia owing to this censorship including all the Real Madrid seasons from 1932 to 1984 HugoAcosta9 (talk) 02:01, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

You don't OWN any content on Wikipedia, whether that be the CONMEBOL ones or the Madrid ones. Articles are developed by consensus and if you feel you can't continue to contribute on that basis then that is your prerogative, but any content you have created already will remain. This is not censorship, so please don't throw your toys out of your pram. Spike 'em (talk) 06:40, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

HugoAcosta9 This is not censorship, these positions by round are unsourced original research, which isn't permitted. Also, when you edited any articles, you release your contributions under a creative commons licence, and so you can't just erase it (because you've allowed anyone to use that text as long as they attribute it, and if you try to remove all your text, you'll just get reverted). Joseph2302 (talk) 08:03, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Of course Im not gonna contribute on Wikipedia ever again, I have deleted 1995-96 Valencia CF season my first article since august 2019, it is my article and I can delete it. HugoAcosta9 (talk) 22:43, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

Per WP:OWN: No one, no matter what, has the right to act as though they are the owner of a particular article. Nehme₁₄₉₉ 22:48, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

You mean 1995–96 Valencia CF season? It doesn't look very deleted to me. Plus, you can't delete it - not because of any rules that we have, but because you do not have the means (you are not an admin). If you were an admin, and I caught you deleting articles outside the boundaries of the Wikipedia:Deletion policy, I'd take you to WP:ANI, possibly blocking you first if you were continuing to delete pages against policy. --Redrose64 🌹 (talk) 23:05, 28 June 2022 (UTC)

====Results by round====

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	L	W
Position	2	4	6	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader, 1996–97 UEFA Champions League Group stage; = 1996–97 UEFA Cup; = 1996–97 UEFA Cup; = 1996–97 UEFA Cup

HugoAcosta9 (talk) 23:44, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

The results by round singular table, I don't mind so much, but the position by round tables. I hate those, I personally think they shouldn't be used on wikipedia. In some regards it feels WP:OR, and considering there are games that can be postponed, it makes the table even worse! Govvy (talk) 09:58, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Champions League winning players

Several months ago, a Wikipedia article about Champions League winning players was deleted. Can we put names of the winning players on CL records and statistics article or can we somehow re-create the article in Wikipedia? (Same thing with Europa League). NextEditor123 (talk) 11:42, 13 February 2023 (UTC)