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- ↑ "Califano in Argentina's League".
- ↑ USA - Details of International Matches 1970-1979 Archived February 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "The Year in American Soccer - 1973". Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved November 20, 2007.
- ↑ North American Soccer League: A - E Archived 2009-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
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