Deletion of FC Cincinnati (MLS)

Comment: It pretty much the same argument as not the same team as discuss in WP:Footy. The MLS team clearly more than a namesake according to , but it is common practice for MLS team to have a stand-alone article and keep the content of the predecessor in another article. So i am undecided on this case, as the history of the team in MLS will pass  and  and not 
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS||WP:GNG||WP:NSPORTS||WP:TOOSOON)

Comment: to FC Cincinnati. Not enough information on the team's history for a standalone article. Maybe if the main article reaches 
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Article size (WP:TOOLONG)

Comment: Despite the legalese, this is .  cover this as the same team moving from USL to MLS. The clincher for me is the discussion in the media about the Hell Is Real game being advanced into a real rivalry, not as a separate relationship between two MLS teams, but as a continuation of the history between the two teams. Maybe this will change as FC Cincinnati establishes an MLS tradition, but not yet
Stance: merge
Cited policy: Wikipedia:No original research (WP:OR||WP:RS)

Comment: on account of subject clearly failing . (But reserve the necessary web space until next year. {{smiley
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Too soon (WP:TOOSOON)

Comment: A MLS expansion franchise is a completely new team. This team has a different name (Fussball Club Cincinnati vs Futbol Club Cincinnati) and recently announced the branding for the new team, and the official announcement specifically says "the expansion team, which will continue as FC Cincinnati when it joins MLS...," which is not a contradictory statement since it's a new team. We have precedent as well - all other MLS teams which kept their basic branding from a minor league team have distinct splits due to the way American franchises work. The nominator of the AfD was firmly against this in other merge requests (for Orlando and Minnesota), but failed to gain consensus. Other American sports teams (San Diego Padres, Vancouver Canucks, Los Angeles Angels) split their articles between minor and major leagues as well, and this was not a promotion. Finally, two of the votes per consensus on the talk page were "no split, for now" - but now the team has branding, it is no longer . It's a valid split for a new franchise
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Too soon (WP:TOOSOON)

Comment: as we've done in previous similar situations. See Montreal Impact (1992-2011), Portland Timbers (2001-10), etc. The only argument for deletion that could be made is  but at this point, for a confirmed expansion franchise in a top-level major sport, starting play in only a few months, I don't find that convincing
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Too soon (WP:TOOSOON)