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**Who Is Eligible?**

An Argentine person who has:

→ Played abroad competitively at senior level (not solely youth - teams that play in the league system (e.g. Barcelona B) or a senior competition (e.g. U21s in EFL Trophy) count as senior, though college teams do not) ***and/or***

→ Played as a trialist competitively ***and/or***

→ Managed abroad competitively at senior level (managers only, not assistants, coaches etc.) ***and/or***

→ Managed at highest competitive youth level (e.g. U23s, but not U21s and below - teams that play in the league system (e.g. Barcelona B) count as senior, though college teams do not) ***and/or***

→ Officially signed/made manager at senior level by a foreign team (only if already made senior debut or managed seniors/highest youth level or been on bench domestically, unless the player turns 23 without a senior debut)

A foreign born Argentine person who has:

→ Argentine nationality (not solely of descent) and an Argentine-born parent (not any other relative)\* ***and/or***

→ Played in an international match (incl. friendlies) for Argentina at any youth or senior level

**Notes**: In the event that a player is booked before they debut/make bench, this doesn't count towards eligibility. Likewise, if a manager is suspended for a match and a different staff member takes charge, the new staff member isn't eligible; only official caretaker managers (i.e. after a departure) count. If a player didn't play abroad at club level but played for a foreign nation at senior level then that counts towards eligibility. In the event of Argentine nationality being revoked, the person is eligable as long as they had it at one point in time. \* = This is to avoid thinly-veiled non-Argentines with nationality; exceptions can be made (contact admin) if a person passes in spirit (e.g. an Argentine grandfather, non Argentine-born parents but the person themselves has played/lived in Argentina since few years after foreign birth).

***Still unsure if a player is eligible? Ask admin RPSfd***!

**How Should An Article Look?**

The following article templates are useful: skeleton version, full version and for the categories. It is recommended that you copy (CTRL+C) the skeleton version, before adding/removing details (but keep all the code, even if unused - e.g. college) based on the full version; while the categories one is explained at the bottom of the skeleton version. Once you become an experienced editor, you can just copy and paste your last article creation and edit it accordingly from there - the initial 'first steps' help understand how it works and means you're less likely to make errors. The layout of the code must remain the same.

**How Should An Article Be Named?**

For people, an article should be titled as their name - though not including a nickname(s), e.g. Maximiliano López, not *Maxi López*. If there is already an article with their name, then you should use (born 'birth year') to differentiate - use AFAwiki:MoveRequests to add (born X) to the older article - and the non-(born 'birth year') page should be turned into a disambiguation page; e.g. Luis Artime. If their birth years clash, then use their full date of birth (DMY). Any further clashes should then use: position + birth year or full name or birthpace or most appeared for team. If a person's name is unknown, use ? for the unknown part(s); e.g. ? Costas. If entire name unknown, use a connection if possible; e.g. ? Costas' friend. If no connection, use ? (1); number changes depending on any previous unknowns created. If family members share the same name but are referred as a mix between that name and a slightly different name (e.g. Báez and Báez Corradi, the most common should be used for both even if one and the other are referred to differently).

For 'List of current expatriates in...', articles should be named just as that - e.g. List of current expatriates in England.

**How Should Transfers Be Done?**

Transfers should only be added to an article when the moves are official via the club(s) or player, similar goes for managerial appointments, retirements, deaths etc. For leagues that don't have clubs revealing transfers, media coverage can be used in its place if the reports are from reliable sources and call the transfer as definitively completed - i.e. no 'will join', 'close to joining' or 'subject to medical/terms' etc. - however, if announced as 'subject to' by the club themselves then an article can be updated though should be regularly checked in case the move falls through. Otherwise, for places where teams announce transfers, an official team announcement - via website or official social media - should be confirmed before any edits here.

When transfers are official, the person's article should be updated accordingly as should the 'List of current expatriates in...'; remember though, players should not be on more than one list, even if a loanee - parent club not to be shown, just current club. As noted in the sourcing rules, the reliable source must be on all fresh transfers - when creating an article there is no need to add individual sources (unless the information isn't supported by the external links), but for updating transfers sources should always be added next to the team name in the infobox - before (loan) for loanees - even if external links support your claim. This is to guard against when the external links *jump the gun*. Also, if a move can't be proven to be a loan then it is presumed to be a permanent spell. Note: Soccerway sometimes incorrectly switch loan to free in their transfer section if a player joined permanently after a loan.

When a pre-contract is signed, but the player doesn't join for three or more months (e.g. penned in January, signs in July), then the future team can be added with (e.g.) 2021- as the year and (pending)\* next to the team name - but the current team remains as normal; under 'current team', in the lead etc. The only difference is the future club under 'Senior career club(s)', then the article can be updated normally when July rolls around. For pre-contracts/transfers that occur within two months or less of the window opening (eg. penned in May, joins in July), then common sense can be used to update the articles as normal; as long as the player's current team has no further fixtures left, in this case then wait until they've played their last match before updating.

To see when each country's transfer window(s) open, check this FIFA resource. \*to keep track of (pending) moves, simply add the 'Pending moves' category to the bottom of the article; and remove it once the move has eben completed. If a manager is only a caretaker/interim etc. manager, then (caretaker) should be used for all types - even if interim etc. If joint manager, still add (manager) or (caretaker).

**Which Teams Go In The Infobox?**

Every youth and/or college and/or senior and/or international team should be added to the infobox, as long as they officially joined (or featured in a matchday squad, in international terms) the clubs. Trial spells should not be added, unless they featured in a competitive competition whilst on trial; e.g. Franco Calero. Spells with 'veteran' and/or school\* teams should not be added (\* = As in school as a pupil, youth football 'schools' are to be added). Youth spells can be tricky to know for 100%, but any extended amount (6 months+) of time spent with an academy counts as a spell - even if they didn't officially join due to registration/permit issues, as long as they still stayed 'unofficially'; explicitly noted/known youth trials, however, are not to be added.

For teams, any team (including X-a-side at 'baby fútbol' level; though not futsal etc.) that plays in a league (of any kind) counts as a team. However, if the player is/was owned by a business group (e.g. Carlos Tevez/Kia Joorabchian situation) or plays for a team that only plays in friendlies/friendly tournaments then they are not to be added to the article. As for youth football, do not assume that a player played for the academy of the team that they made their senior debut for. All management spells go in the same section, with all jobs at youth level at the same time going under one (youth) spell - e.g. Manchester United (youth), not Manchester United (U18) etc. If separate spells, then shown as normal.

Note: All-Star teams, like MLS All-Stars, are not to be added to an article. Spells with teams from autonomous communities, e.g. Basque Country, can be added with the respective flags, though teams that only 'represent' an area - e.g. most, if not all, CONIFA teams - should not be; whether they are a player or manager for them.

Teams should be shown via the name that is bolded on the category page (e.g. here).

**What Are Defunct/Reborn Clubs Or Competitions?**

We follow Wikipedia's lead on this topic, as that's something they are actually pretty good at dealing with. Once decided on this site then that's that, unless a discussion here agrees on a different situation. This is to avoid going back-and-forth between consensus when Wikipedia editors change their mind.

**What About Non-People Articles, Such As Competitions?**

There is no need to create articles that aren't about a person or list of current expatriates, this would just lead to inactivity and inconsistent articles. Clubs do not need to be created as we link to Wikipedia/Soccerway/World Football\* which does that job perfectly fine, while anything else (e.g. competitions) are technically linked in the same way. Our only goal here is the people themselves, nothing else. \*when SW and WF don't have a club page, use a reliable source that shows he played for them; ideally the same source that's already used in the article; don't use sites like transfermarkt or BDFA, straight from SW/WF to a source. Note: for Wikipedia links, a foreign (non-English) Wikipedia can be used if there isn't an article on en.wikipedia.

**How Should Sourcing Be Done?**

When sourcing should be used: any information that is not supported by the external links, any fresh transfers/management (*see: How Should Transfers Be Done?*), retirements, deaths, families, squad numbers. For non-English sources, no translation should be made for the title - just leave it in its native tongue. Sources should be listed after the team name but before any add-ons (e.g. (loan) or (trial) and after any punctuation.

int.soccerway.com should be used, not any regionalised versions of the website. The 'community' side of BDFutbol should not be used. BDFA doesn't always have stats for Torneo Argentino C, or division at around that level and some foreign teams, so them saying 0 (0) doesn't always mean they actually didn't play - so confirm elsewhere. All sources added must be archived at Wayback Machine, this stops link rot. When a player retires, their external links should be archived too - especially Soccerway, as they overwrite their data if the player becomes a manager.

If more than one source needs to be added, use the multiple source template - as seen at Adolfo Gaich.
All sources should use the local time in regards to the publish date (date=), i.e. if a Twitter post from an Argentine player/team/etc. is sent at 00:34 on 30 January 2022 for United Kingdom time, the date shown when adding the source should be 29 January 2022.

**What Sources Should Be Used?**

Take a look at here for information regarding sources. In short, sites like Wikipedia (despite its use as a external link) and Transfermarkt should not be used as a source, but they can both be used as starting points in your search for a reliable source. Social media is only allowed if its via an official person (themselves) account, an official club account, an official competition account, an official production company (e.g. Vepa Video) and/or works endorsed by the person/club/competition themselves. No rumours or supposed insider knowledge from ITKs, journalists; historical data from journalists/publishers is allowed if the information is supported elsewhere via 'fully-fledged' sources. For the most part, sources - that aren't already discredited above - are fair to use unless there's reason to doubt said source. Generally, out and out blogs aren't allowed unless they are directly related to a suitable source - e.g. futboldesantafe.blogspot.

**Which External Links Do We Use?**

We use a maximum of eight external links, those are (and should be shown in this order, when applicable): Wikipedia (for non-source reasons), BDFA, Soccerway, World Football, BDFutbol, LaPreferente, TuttoCalciatori and National Football Teams. BDFA mainly cover Argentine domestic football, Soccerway and World Football cover most of football as a whole, BDFutbol and LaPreferente cover Spanish football, TuttoCalciatori cover Italian football and National Football Teams, of course, covers the international game. If a person doesn't have a page of those sites, they should not be listed. If a person has none of those eight, no external links should be shown.

**How About Information that Doesn't Come From The External Links?**

If reliable information isn't supported by the external links, then reliable sourcing should be used - *see: What Sources Should Be Used?*

**Should We Add Details Like Subheadings Or A Statistics Table For Articles?**

No. As noted at *What About Non-People Articles, Such As Competitions?*, an article should only include an infobox, a lead, external links, references, DEFAULTSORT and categories. Subheadings increases the risk of inconsistent editing, incorrect editing and even edit-warring.

**What To Do With Internationals?**

International spells should only be added when the person has played for/been on bench/managed the team. Just called up to train? Do not add international spells. The years should start from debut/first bench for players and appointment year for managers, before closing with retirement announcement for players and departure year for managers. No retirement announced? Leave open until club career ends, then use year of last appearance for internationals. No departure announced? Use (e.g.) 2014-?.

Note: Olympic apps/gls go under U23 - talking of U23, if they play for the U23s as an overaged player they still count as U23 towards categories etc. Youth international youth teams should be stylized "(youth)" next to the team, individual age group stints (e.g. U23) should not be added. All national spells should be listed in youth then senior order, even if the spells were chronologically different - if they've played for two different youth and/or senior teams, they should be listed alphabetically - unless the years are explicitly known. Players youth years for each age group should be closed as soon as they are overaged, the year used should be the one that had their last appearance in - unknown last app? Use 2014-?, or vice versa, if known to span years, if only one year then the year is known. If only a rough time is known, use (e.g.) ~2014~.

**How About A Person's Birthplace?**

A person's birthplace should be shown as: birthplace, country. Both birthplace and country should be linked via Wikipedia, if the exact birthplace doesn't have an article then the surrounding area should be linked; e.g. province, district etc. If unknown but strong chance of being Argentina-born, then Argentina can be added as birth place (use unknown category still) with an asterisk added beside. E.g. Nicolás Bechtholdt. Then create a talk page entry for any future discussion.

**How Do Infobox Years Work?**

Infobox years work as you'd probably expect. For playing career: year joined to year left, no matter when first/last appearance was; for players coming from their youth career, year of competitive senior debut or competitive first bench should be used to start. For youth years, the years should not be guessed based on a person's age at the time that they joined; e.g. "Born in 1996, he joined at 12-years-old" shouldn't be added as 2008, instead add it as ~2008~ which signifies roughly the year. For international and mangers, it's the same as *What To Do With Internationals?*. It's slightly different for B/reserve teams (see below).

If a player leaves through their contract expiring on 31 December and joins a team on 1 January, then those exact years (e.g. Dec 2019, Jan 2020) are to be used. However, if a player leaves at any point from 1 January then the same years are used; whether it be through a direct transfer, a contract termination etc. If their contract is officially known to have ended on a certain date (e.g. 30 June) but no confirmation of their departure is announced, then (e.g.) 2016-? can be added to the infobox years for the team - but everything else, from the lead to the list of expatriates in..., should be kept the same. In the event that their status remains unknown after 6 months (from contract end date), then the rest of the club information (lead, current team, list of etc.) can be removed - but the 2016-? remains, with the person then added to this list of people.

For when a player makes their senior debut for the same club they played for at academy, (e.g.) ?-2009 can be used if the youth years are unknown. If the rough time of them joining is known or a point of time is known then ~2005~ can be used, which signifies the rough time they were with them. If the player has many unknown youth years, then just leave blank - even for the final youth team that is also the first senior team.

For pre-contracts, see *How Should Transfers Be Done?*.

For loans made permanent, the exact year is used; even if the loan is made permanent in (e.g.) late-December 2020, '2020' is used... not '2021#. As it counts as a contract renewal, and isn't held by a transfer window opening/closing.

**Can I Have Full Clarity For B/Reserve Teams In The League System?**

If the B/reserve team competes in the senior footballing pyramid (e.g. Barcelona B) then they should be added as a senior spell, but if the B/reserve team plays in their own footballing system (e.g. Manchester United U23s) then they should not be added. However, if they play for a team like (e.g.) Man Utd U23 in a senior competition (e.g. EFL Trophy) then they should be added to the article, but only with statistics from the same competition(s). For combined matches, e.g. USL Pro vs. MLS Reserve teams in 2014, the infobox should not be updated if the person was with the reserve team; though should be updated if they were with the senior (USL Pro) team.

If they've played for both the first-team and B/reserve team (in the pyramid), then the first-team takes precedence in the lead and infobox 'current team' - though whoever they played for first is listed first in the infobox. This also goes for when they are with a senior team (precedence) and a college team at the same time. In the case of having both in the infobox, when the person leaves the departure year for the first-team is when they officially leave the club, but for the B/reserve team it is the year of when they last appeared. If they are solely with the B/reserve team then it is treated like a 'normal' team.

- Wikipedia is a useful tool to check for B/reserve team status, if still unsure then contact admin RPSfd.

- For actual youth career spells, all youth teams count as one; so no seperate spells for U18s, U19s, U21s etc.

**When Does The Youth Career Stop And Senior Career Begin?**

The youth career section stops when they've made their competitive senior debut/competitive first bench, even if they return to youth football after debuting. Therefore, the senior career section starts at the point of which the youth career section ends. An issue of Wikipedia, for example, is that no-one agrees when youth ends/senior starts, so this way we have a consistent way of showing it.

**What About When Teams Have A Pyramid Team And A Regional League Team?**

If a team has a team in the footballing pyramid and in the regional leagues, as is fairly common in Argentine for example, then only the team in the pyramid counts as first-team - with the regional league effectively counting as non-pyramid reserves, like (e.g.) Manchester United U23s. If a team doesn't have a side in the pyramid but does play regionals, then the regional team counts as first-team. If they change from year-to-year then we treat it the same, with + being added to statistics if the regional stats are unknown.

**How About When A Person Plays For An Unknown Team?**

Sometimes a spell with a club is known but the club's name isn't. In this case, the following should be used instead: *Unknown Vicente López team*. The location of the team, if known, should be used in place of Vicente López. If the exact location is unknown, then use country demonym (e.g. Argentine). If various unknown spells, then demonym automatically used - if all teams from same league, then league name can be used ahead of demonym but only if locations are different.

**What About When A Person Plays Or Manages A Team But The Timing Is Unknown?**

If it is known that a person played/managed a team but the timing is completely unknown (if partially known, ~2014~ for example can be used) then ?–? should be used as years and the unknown spell(s) should be listed at the bottom of the infobox section, alphabetically if there are more than one. If the timing is unknown, but known to be before a different spell then it should be placed accordingly. If the years are unknown but the order of teams is known then it can be added as normal but with blank years (no ?–?).

**How About Statistics?**

Statistics are for all competitive appearances, not just league. Friendlies apps/gls should not be added, even if those at friendly tournaments - e.g. Torneo de Verano, Emirates Cup etc.. Did not update statistics 'live', wait until full time - this helps guard against abandonments and goals being re-awarded based on deflections etc.

**What If We Only Have Overall Statistics For Someone Who Has Been With A Team Over Two Or More Spells?**

If that is the case, then the overall statistics should be added under the person's first spell with the team, with any further spells using ^ (^) in place of the statistics. If one of the stats, e.g. the goals, are known across the spells then they can be added normally, with the unknown stats using ^ (^). Alternatively, if a reference notes statistics across a season when the person has played for more than one club (e.g. Nicolás Abot) then " (") should be used.

**How About When Statistics Are Unknown?**

If statistics are completely unknown, ? (?) should be used. 'Unknown' statistics should only be added from a live statistical website or an article/site when the person is no longer playing for the team, i.e. if an article states a person has played X times for a team but they are still with that same team then do not add those statistics (keep the question marks) - this is to guard against when those statistics/source is no longer accurate, which would likely be within days in this example.

**How About 'Last Statistical Update'?**

Whenever you update the article, you should sign the current time (x5 ~) by 'Last Statistical Update'. Its main intention is for statistics, but should also be updated even if no stats have changed - this shows a reader that the statistics haven't changed so the player hasn't played, rather than using the date of last appearance - how would a reader know if they haven't featured or the article is just out of date? The LSU is only to be used for players who are at a club, if they are without a club then n/a should be used in place of the x5~ (unless they are a current international; at any point, as long as not retired at intl level), while if they are retired/dead then the LSU is to be removed.

**What To Do When A Team Changes Name?**

If a team name changes during a person's spell then the most recently team name should be used. If they've been with a team that changed name twice/since then each spell should use the most recent name used when they were with the team. E.g. Played for New York Red Bulls before 2006? Use MetroStars. Also played for them after 2006? Use New York Red Bulls.

**What To Do If A Club Is Named After A Sponsor**

Only long-term sponsor names should be used for clubs, e.g. Red Bull Salzburg or New York Red Bulls. For more short-term sponsor names, the default name should be used instead.

**What If The Person Has Been With Two Or More Teams With The Same Name?**

If a person has been with two (or more) teams with the same name from the same country (e.g. San Martín) then they should be differentiated via their location's initials, so San Martín de Tucumán would be San Martín (T) and San Martín de San Juan would be San Martín (SJ). If they further clash, then their full team name initials should be used - i.e. CA or FC. Still clash? Use year of foundation. If they still clash then ask admin RPSfd to assign as roman numeral. If they have been with two teams of the same name but from different countries (e.g. River Plate) then there is no need to differentiate as the flagicon acts as the difference.

**How About DEFAULTSORT?**

DEFAULTSORT should be the article's title (without the differentiating). E.g. Lionel Messi is shown as DEFAULTSORT:Messi, Lionel. If a name uses accents, replace them with the non-accent letter - e.g. Nicolás González would be DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Nicolas.

**How About Squad Numbers?**

Squad numbers should only be added if the competition uses bespoke squad numbers. If the external links don't confirm the number, a reliable source must be used. Loads of competitions don't use bespoke squad numbers, instead using 1-11 no matter who is playing - in this case, do not add squad numbers; unless the club officially assigns that player a number. Only the league squad number should be used, even if the player has a different # for (e.g.) continental competition. No squad number? Leave blank, no '-' or TBD etc. Also, do not hide parent team squad number if out on loan.

**What If A Person's Birthdate And/Or Birthplace Is Unknown?**

If their birthdate and/or birthplace is unknown, the infobox section should be left blank.

**What About Playing Positions?**

One of four positions should be shown, no more. Linked via Wikipedia, those should be: Goalkeeper, Defender, Midfielder, Forward. No individual positions (e.g. striker or left-back). Wingers count as forwards, wide midfielders count as midfielders. If they play many positions, the most used one should be shown. Do not add/change position if the player plays in a different position for a short time, only if they permanently change position.

**How About A Person's Full Name?**

A person's full name should be shown under "fullname" in the infobox\* and at the start of the lead. \*unless the full name is the same as the article name, then the "fullname" part should be left empty. If a person was born with a different name, e.g. Đỗ Merlo, then "birthname" can be used; "birthname" is only used when a person changes their name.

**What To Do With Loan Spells?**

For loan spells, → should be put between the flagicon and team name, with (loan) put after the team name. Any source(s) should be attached to the team name, not (loan). If a player's loan ends on (e.g.) 30 June, but then rejoins on a later date then a new loan spell is to be added - unless the club and/or reliable sources explicitly state it was completed before/on 30 June, but only announced after. With current team in the infobox, the loan team should be named with the parent club on a fresh line - e.g. "{Flagicon|ESP} Girona<break>(on loan from {Flagicon|ENG} Manchester City)"

**We Use Different Youth Career Team Links?**

Yes, but only if Wikipedia has a youth team article for the club in question. Note, that does not mean U19 articles - only articles the encompass the entire academy, e.g. Boca Juniors. If there is no academy article, then the 'normal' link is made to the first-team.

**What If The Infobox Is Oversized Due To (e.g.) A Long Team Name?**

It doesn't matter, as long as the lead is still readable. It is possible that long team names, e.g. Defensores de Belgrano, may make the infobox oversized but it is not something that needs changing. Consistency is key.

**What To Do With Family Relations?**

The only family relations that should be added are Argentine blood relatives (i.e. not in-laws) who have played abroad. No other family members should be added, nor should those family members who have only played in Argentina. The relations who do pass should be added below the "Abroad,..." sentence and in the following structure: parent > sibling > children > grandparent > uncle/aunt > niece/nephew > cousins > great-relation > first cousin once removed etc. They should be referred to by their relation, e.g. brother/sister/uncle/aunt, but no other extra details should be noted, e.g. younger/older/twin etc. except for 'great' and '\_-removed'; as above.

If their relation(s) share a surname, then the people are referred to as forenames only. However, if they have differing surnames then they should be referred to by both forename and surname. If relations share the same fore/surname, then display their middle name to differentiate - still same? use birthyear. still? use DOB. However, if they are of different relation, e.g. brother/nephew, then there is no need to differentiate their forenames - e.g. Osvaldo Escudero. All relations should be sourced, ideally via one source, at the end of the (e.g.) 'His brother...'.

If a person has two of the same relation (e.g. daughter and son) then they are to be listed alphabetically by the relation name; so daughter is mentioned before son.

If a person is related but via unspecified means, then they are to be listed as "relative" at the end; beyond "> first cousin once removed etc." (see above).

**Clarity On Trial Spells?**

Trials, in the majority cases, should not be added to the article in any form - if the media/external links is incorrectly reporting it as a permanent spell, then the talk page should be used to highlight the error for editors and readers. There is, however, one instance where trial spells should be added - if they play in a competitively senior match, e.g. Franco Calero.

**What If A Player Has A Nickname?**

Any nicknames are not to be added to the article, though they can be created to work as a redirect. Not all nicknames will be accepted, e.g. derogatory ones, like Brazilian Ronaldo's, will not be used.

**Do We Use (E.g. Squad, Pronunciation) Templates?**

No, we do not use templates here. Same goes for things like family name hatnotes etc. As seen on Wikipedia, templates one of the most common inconsistently/incorrectly edited areas.

**The Person Has Retired?**

If the person has retired then it should be reliable sourced and noted in the article in the lead only. For example, "is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Nueva Chicago." would be changed to "is an Argentine former footballer who played as a forward.". No extra details, i.e. mentioning clubs, are needed. In the event of no official confirmation, players are presumed to be retired at the age of 45 (unless they've played within the last year) or if they take a non-playing footballing role (e.g. assistant manager). If DOB unknown, then articles remains in state of unknown status. For when articles have no sense of timing (i.e. no playing years, DOB, etc.) then they can automatically be put under 'retired status'. If they retire from professional football but continue to play at semi-pro/amateur etc. level, then the player remains 'unretired' on this wiki. 'former manager' should only be added if a manager officially retires. When a person dies, former is no longer used.

When players retire, totals should be added to their infobox under 'College career club(s)', 'Senior career club(s)' and 'National team(s)'. The word **Totals** should be added 'as a year', two < br > should be added 'as a team' and the normal tallies should be added for statistics - both the totals and statistics should be bolded. For an example, see Diego Maradona. The only exception to totals is if the player played for just one team and/or just one national team age group, in which case no totals should be added - if more than one, then they should be; unless only one of the two or more spells has known stats or if only one set of stats is over 0. If a player comes out of retirement, the totals should be removed until they re-retire. This also goes for players who die during their playing career. If a player has incomplete statistics then just the stats known are counted.

**The Person Has Died?**

Similar to retirees, with the only difference being the format. For example, "(born 27 November 1950) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Nueva Chicago." would be changed to "(27 November 1950–1 January 2021) was an Argentine footballer who played as a forward.". In the event of no official confirmation, players are presumed to have died at the age of 123 - if presumed, add (presumed) next to date of death in the infobox. If DOB unknown, then articles remains in state of unknown status. Only use the death date that is shown via source(s), if the death is only announced on a certain date (exact death day unknown) then the following should be added prior to the announced date -> a. 9 August 2020 <-.

**Team Names That Use - Or St.?**

For every team that used a dash in their team name, e.g. Al-Ain, we show use the dash. It can be difficult to know for 100% certainty if a team uses a dash due to the language barrier and inconsistent reporting, therefore we use them for every club that could logically use them. For teams that use the shortened St for Saint - e.g. St Mirren - we use St without the full stop (St.) - so St Mirren is shown as just not, and not St. Mirren.

**The Person Is A Player And A Manager?**

If the person is/was a player and then became a manager then this is how the lead should be formatted: "(born 28 April 1970) is an Argentine manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder. He manages Atlético Madrid." The latter part, "He/she manages", is only applicable if they are in a job, if they are out of a job then that part is removed.

**What's With Flagicons?**

Flagicons make for the perfect way to easier tell which countries a person has played/managed in. Any nation that is affilated with FIFA counts as a country on this wiki, with the exception of Monaco which is shown. For teams from autonomous communities, e.g. Basque Country, can be added with the respective flags, though teams that only 'represent' an area - e.g. most, if not all, CONIFA teams - should not be.

Teams that play in foreign places, e.g. Swansea City, use the country where they are based (Wales, not England, in Swansea's case). Modern day flags are used across the board, even if a person was with a team when the country had a different flag. Unless they played for an extinct national team, e.g. the Soviet Union, then they use the modern day flag, which will be updated accordingly. In the event that a breakaway league (which isn't 'assigned' to a set country, so e.g. the European Super League) is formed and the person is with a team in it then an empty, blank flag (code: EMP) should be used.

Flagicons should only be used for the following: Infobox current team and Infobox list of clubs. To find a country's three-letter code in order to show the flagicon, see this.

**How About Teams That Play In A Foreign League (E.g. Swansea City)?**

As noted with the flagicons, they count for the country they are based in. So, if a person has been with Swansea City and no other English teams, then Wales is put down as the country - not England.

**What Should Be In An Article's Lead?**

Their full name, their DOB/DOD, their nationality, their sport, their position and their club - with varieties, e.g. if a manager or without a club. Below that, "Abroad,..." should be listed on a separate line, as should any relations. Do not mention club nationality, club division, international team(s), if professional, if unattached etc.

**What To Do With The 'Abroad,...' Section?**

For this section, simply name (in chronological order) all the countries they've played and/or managed abroad in - youth footballing spells count. E.g. "Abroad, Maziero played and/or managed in Paraguay, Chile and Armenia." Only mention each country once.

**Is The Person Foreign Born?**

As long as they hold Argentine nationality, it doesn't matter where they are born. If they are foreign born, then the birth place should be done accordingly, while the lead should be: (e.g.) "Ecuadorian-born Argentine". If they were born in Argentina, but played international football for (e.g.) Italy, it would be: "Argentine-born Italian". If they were born away from Argentina (e.g. Ecuador), played internationally for a different nation that wasn't Argentina, e.g. Italy, but still hold Argentine nationality then it should shown as: "Ecuadorian-born Argentine/Italian" - which should also be used if the person was born away from Argentina and holds a third (or fourth etc.) nationality - e.g. Sergio Escudero. If they were born and play for the same nation that isn't Argentine, then (e.g.) "Swiss-born Argentine" is used.

**What About When A Person Has Been With A Male Team And A Female Team?**

If a person has been with a male team and a female team of the same name, then (men) and (women) should be added like (loan) would be. If they've done that but also a youth level, add , youth) in the brackets after men or women, e.g. (men, youth). However, if they clash is one as a player and one as a manager, then only the management spell needs to (men) or (women). This is because if they've played for the other team, e.g. (men), it is obvious as a man cannot play for the women's team, so only the management needs differentiating. An example of this is Ariel Montenegro, who played for the men but managed the women.

**What About Disambiguation?**

Disambiguation pages should only be created where there is a clash of article names, e.g. people with the same name. The style can be seen at Cristian Álvarez, it is recommended you copy and paste it (before changing the necessary details) when creating a new one. The short of it is - Name: manager and/or position, then add "started with \_" - first senior club.

**What About Redirects?**

The only redirects should be for nicknames, full names and/or non-accent version of names.

**For Similar Named Articles?**

A 'not to be confused with' link can be made on the articles via the following (e.g.): "Moralez is not to be confused with Maximiliano Morales.". Without the speech marks, the sentence should be added below "Abroad,..." and/or family relations. It is only to be added for similarly titled articles, for articles with (born...) it is not needed as the disam. is enough.

**Social Media?**

Only a person's Instagram should be linked in a person's article. (e.g.) 'File:Instagram.png|15px|Instagram|link=https://www.instagram.com/agustin.fazio/' should be placed with a space beside the person's name under 'playername'. E.g. Agustín Fazio.

**Detail (i.e. height, DOB etc.) Conflicts**

For details such as full name, height, date of birth etc. and in the absence of explicit proof from the person themselves, all information should be taken from any (accepted, see above) external link (not including Wikipedia) that the person features on. If they are listed on (e.g.) three external links and two of them list the same height but the other one lists a different height, then we use what is most used (i.e. the two external links). In a deadlock situation, external link priority is set. Generally speaking (it can vary, article dependant - see admin): Soccerway > World Football > BDFA > National Football Teams > BDFutbol > LaPreferente > TuttoCalciatori - Wikipedia is not taken into account.

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