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- ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1979". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
- ↑ "Datagraphic still the big name in amateur soccer". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. June 26, 1986.
- ↑ "The Year in American Soccer – 1992". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2009-07-19.