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- ↑ "The forgotten story of ... Andrew Dettre and Soccer World". theguardian.com.
- ↑ "The man whose idea led to the Australian Institute of Sport". abc.net.au.
- ↑ "Andrew Dettre: Australian football's greatest idealist". ftbl.com.au.
- ↑ "Iconic journalist Andrew Dettre inducted into football hall of fame". smh.com.au.
- ↑ "In-depth article about Andrew Dettre".
- ↑ "Tribute to Andrew Dettre".
- ↑ "'We've been bloody well fed!' Our Football Belongs journey". sport.optus.com.au.
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