Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Italian Soccer Match Fixing Scandal

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

The result of the debate was keep. Mailer Diablo 05:07, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Italian Soccer Match Fixing Scandal

Non-notable article that looks like an outdated newspaper article, with a title to match. Highway Rainbow Sneakers 16:40, 13 May 2006 (UTC)

  • Keep The Serie A is one of the most prestigious soccer leagues in the world, and this is by far the biggest scandal to have hit the Italian top division in decades. Four major teams - Juventus, Milan, Lazio, and Fiorentina - are under investigation. A move might be a good idea though, for example to Serie A scandal of 2006. David Sneek 17:05, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
    I think it looks less enclyopedic, and more news story. The page will become quickly outdated besides. Highway Rainbow Sneakers 17:09, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
    We have several articles on sports scandals, from Operation Slapshot to the 2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal and the Bundesliga scandal of 2005. This one is big, and it looks like it's going to be enormous; it should be expanded. David Sneek 17:30, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep per Davd Sneek's comments. This is huge. One referee has been removed from the World Cup because of it already. Metros232 17:44, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Strong keep per all. Aplomado talk 19:42, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Superman Strong-I'm-not-cool-enough-for-a-fancy-tick-pic-keep and expand Massive, massive story. How can this not be notable? The mind boggles. Badgerpatrol 20:20, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep huge scandal, needs more meat though. --Eivindt@c 22:48, 13 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep per above, but move the article to Italian soccer match fixing scandal. -Whomp 00:13, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
    • Template:Scomment - Shouldn't it be "football" rather than "soccer"? I believe that's what they call it over there. Match-fixing should be hyphenated, btw. Aplomado talk 00:26, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
I believe there's been EXTENSIVE discussion of this on various incarnations of the Football talkpage. I'm not sure what the current consensus is though. I would certainly support renaming the page. Badgerpatrol 01:11, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. Notable issue in Italian sport and likely to be part of the historical record of the sport just like the Black Sox scandal is part of baseball's. Capitalistroadster 00:57, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep. How can deleting this even be considered? I have friends considering self-immolation over this. Hornplease 12:39, 14 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep and remove all those misplaced capitals. Golfcam 01:33, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Important current event in European sport and the article will grow as it pans out. Keresaspa 13:28, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep Embarrassingly feeble article on one of the biggest scandals in the history of European sport. CalJW 20:13, 15 May 2006 (UTC)
  • Keep, as obviously notable. Carioca 22:44, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
  • STRONG keep. This has the potential to make the Black Sox scandal look like child's play... and that scandal still affects baseball in the U.S. almost 90 years on. It definitely needs work, but this one is a must. That being said, the name needs to be changed. I think David's suggestion of "Serie A scandal of 2006" is as good as any. — Dale Arnett 14:49, 17 May 2006 (UTC)


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