Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of international rivalries


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The result was   delete. HJ Mitchell &#124;  Penny for your thoughts?   14:44, 24 November 2011 (UTC)

List of international rivalries

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An article that directly puts the sporting rivalry between England and Germany into the same category as World War II bears an inherent bias. This list is inherently subjective and clearly not based in a rational analysis of the relative severity and nature of such disparate "rivalries". Prod contested, so bringing here for discussion. Sparthorse (talk) 23:34, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

There is no bias, as the article is about rivalries between countries, and both the football rivalry between England and Germany (as evidenced by its article), and World War II (as evidenced by the reference following it) have contributed to the overall rivalry. They are in different spheres (sport and industry), but both contribute. Stratman07 (talk) 23:40, 16 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Lists-related deletion discussions.  —Tom Morris (talk) 23:58, 16 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete as way too broad. What qualifies as an "international rivalry". A rivalry is usually a term between people or sporting events, not wars as well. Secret account 01:15, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete per ABORTION.  Lugnuts  (talk) 07:59, 17 November 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Definitely too broad, and also does smell of original research. It might just be me, but I have some doubts that there is any link associated in the minds of Germans or Englishmen between WWII and some soccer matches.--Slon02 (talk) 19:25, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
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