Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of football (soccer) players by nickname
though I hate to use  as a reason, it's worth noting that the equivalent list for cricketers was resoundingly kept at AfD. This list, if properly referenced, can be just as encyclopedic, and there's certainly something which seems arbitrary about keeping one but deleting the other. I would, however, suggest some limiting factor (only listing players who have played full internationals, for instance
— User:Grutness, 00:58, 17 August 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS (Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions)