Talk:Football trafficking

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The result was: promoted by SL93 (talk) 05:32, 3 February 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that according to multiple sources, thousands of football players are trafficked every year? Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/soccers-lost-boys-world-c_b_609171 "It’s estimated that 20,000 young West African players are currently stranded throughout Europe—trafficked there by predatory agents" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/may/16/football-broken-dreams-african-teenagers-sold-premier-league-lie-nepal "They follow an exodus of tens of thousands of African players" and "most – up to 80%, according to the players – shelled out thousands of dollars to a shady network of “agents” " https://geographical.co.uk/people/development/item/2817-football-trafficking "Trafficking: 15,000 (est.) trafficked players entering Europe annually"

• ALT1: ... that according to multiple sources, football trafficking affects thousands of young players every year?

Same sources as ALT0.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Ibrahim Omer
• Comment: Brooke Van Velden was the actual article I reviewed

Created by Valereee (talk). Self-nominated at 16:18, 29 January 2021 (UTC).

• Date and length fine. The 20,000 claim is more than enough for me to accept the thousands claim in the hook which is cited inline. QPQ done, no close paraphrasing. Good to go. The C of E God Save the Queen! (talk) 19:53, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the review, The C of E! —valereee (talk) 20:04, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

The Rambling Man, how would you feel about removing the 'according to multiple sources' from these hooks? —valereee (talk) 20:46, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

I think it could easily be removed, the claim itself is verifiable by using multiple sources so no worries from my point of view. The Rambling Man (Stay alert! Control the virus! Save lives!!!!) 20:57, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

ALT0a: ... that thousands of football players are trafficked every year?

ALT1a: ... that football trafficking affects thousands of young players every year?

—valereee (talk) 21:12, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

Sources

• "Observer Sport Monthly: FOOTBALL TRAFFICKING: EMMANUEL EBOUE: Arsenal and Ivory Coast 'THERE ARE SOME BAD AGENTS OUT THERE': ANDRE BIKEY: Reading and Cameroon: 'YOUNG PLAYERS NEED MORE HELP AND ATTENTION'"
• "Observer Sport Monthly: FOOTBALL TRAFFICKING: This is Baba. He's nine years old and lives in Accra, Ghana. ......"
• "How the Search for Football's Next Big Thing Is Fuelling a Modern-Day Slave Trade"

More Sources

I've added a WP:PIPELINK to Bosman ruling from the 1995 court decision, since that's the common name for a groundbreaking decision in European football. From that name, it's possible to find other sources that can be potentially useful for the article, such as FIFA Transfer Regulations and UEFA Player Eligibility Rules: Major Changes in European Football and the Negative Effect on Minors, Globalization and Factor Mobility: The Impact of the 'Bosman-Ruling' on Player Migration in Professional Soccer or What happens while the official looks the other way? Citizenship, transnational sports migrants and the circumvention of the state.
For posterity. RetiredDuke (talk) 17:48, 27 March 2021 (UTC)