Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Austin FC


 * 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The result was withdrawn by nominator. (non-admin closure) CoolSkittle  (talk) 21:59, 19 December 2018 (UTC)

Austin FC

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There is no such team. In 2018, owner of MLS's Columbus Crew SC threatened to move the team to Austin. On October 12, 2018, the owner of the Cleveland Browns, Jimmy Haslam, released a statement stating he was in the process of buying the Crew, along with other local groups. MLS later released a statement stating their willingness to keep the Crew in Columbus, and that Precourt will get the rights to start a team in Austin if the deal goes through. However, there is currently no team and no team name. This is entirely speculative. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:07, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Just restore the redirect and/or discuss on talk page. We jump straight to AfD too often. --- Another Believer ( Talk ) 20:14, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Chaps, the Major League Soccer site has published an article that all but confirms it with today's stadium agreement. No need to get all defensive about it - Columbus is keeping their team. If you feel the content on this page is too declarative, that's fine, but removing it (again) and redirecting it to a different team's page will entirely defeat the purpose. A deal has been reached for a new soccer stadium in the city of Austin, Texas, where new MLS team Austin FC will begin play in the near future. - https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/12/19/city-austin-precourt-sports-ventures-announce-stadium-deal-agreement - Tcardone05 (talk) 20:18, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Football-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 20:27, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Ohio-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 20:27, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Texas-related deletion discussions. Bakazaka (talk) 20:27, 19 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Comment I'm fine to restore the redirect, but we're too quick to create articles and add content based on speculative information. At least on the music side we have WP:CRYSTALHAMMER, but nothing for sports teams. I am happy to withdraw based on that principle. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:37, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Keep Austin FC will be a thing, and that thing currently passes WP:GNG. No reason not to have an article on it. It should NOT be redirected to Columbus.  SportingFlyer  talk  21:37, 19 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Withdrawn I just found that statement from the league, I reverted my change to the redirect and added it to the article. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:50, 19 December 2018 (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.