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- ↑ "Soccer's Garcia twins luck into the real thing". The Charlotte Observer. 1993-08-04. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
- ↑ "Charlotte 49ers soccer records" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ↑ Bays Tonight
- ↑ Taking the Field: The Garcia Brothers