Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ross Barkley (footballer)
clearly fails , I think we can all agree on that.  asks for "significant coverage in reliable sources", which I don't think this article has. Of the three references currently in the article, http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/dec/08/everton-first-contract-ross-barkley this is a run of-the-mill news report about being handed a contract (these kind of stories are ten-a-penny in British media) which arguably fails ; http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/8329158/Five-teenagers-who-could-be-footballs-stars-of-tomorrow.html this is the briefest of mentions alongside four other young players; http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/five-young-players-to-watch-in-2010-1854638.html this ''is'' much more in-depth, but in total these three sources aren't enough to demonstrate notability for a seventeen-year-old sportsman who hasn't actually played a first-team game yet
— User:GiantSnowman, 05:08, 16 April 2011 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:NFOOTBALL||WP:GNG||WP:NTEMP (Wikipedia:Notability)