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- ↑ Player profile at CanadaSoccer.com
- ↑ Woolsey, Garth (December 15, 1982). "Blizzard goes on Ontario kick". Toronto Star . p. F3.
- ↑ "Italia will put Wheels to test". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. June 14, 1986. p. 16. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Cosimo Commisso". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ↑ "Cosimo Commisso". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved May 10, 2020.
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