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- ↑ "Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
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- ↑ Farnsworth, Ed (March 20, 2015). "The founding of the Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association". PhillySoccerpage.net. The Philly Soccer Page. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
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