Talk:Lars Ricken

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Dubious Information[edit]

Caps and goal figures in the article likely contain European cup/Domestic cup data in addition to Domestic League data (this is very certain based on this user's previous edits containing similar information [1]. Please correct this issue and leave a note here, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Alfmaster#Footballers.27_European_goals, to warn this person about putting improper information on Wikipedia. --Palffy 21:18, 25 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well, according to the German WP, he played 278 domestic league games and scored 45 times, so I suppose the data could be right, and just a bit more up to date. Especially since Ricken played for 13 years for the same team, and if the numbers included international appearances, the difference would likely be more than just 10 matches. Blur4760 10:11, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct...here are the current statistics...[2] --Palffy 18:19, 1 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Non-neutral article[edit]

This article reads as if it came from Ricken's fan site. It has good information, but there are very subjective lines, e.g:

"After a series of exciting performances, he was the local hero in Dortmund and the teen idol throughout Germany."

"...his star was waning."

"He was obviously annoyed..."

"Unfortunately, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury..."

I am tagging this article as possible bias according to the Wikipedia:Neutral point of view policy. - ChaChaFut 06:07, 16 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Retirement[edit]

Has Ricken actually retired yet? If not, then why is he seemingly still recorded in the article as a first-team squad member? If he is still playing and simply announced last November that, far from doing so with immediate effect, he simply intended to retire at the end of the current season, then the table listing 2007 as his last year at Dortmund, will need to be ammended. MRacer (talk) 18:41, 13 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]