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- ↑ Poskisuudelmia pimeässä – vieraana jalkapallovalmentaja Gert Remmel, Yle Areena, 26 November 2021
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- ↑ Pikkuhuuhkajien valmennustiimi julki - uusia nimiä mukana, veikkausliiga.com, 24 November 2022
- ↑ Pikkuhuuhkajien valmentaja kertoo ystävästään, Leijonien uudesta päävalmentajasta: Tällainen on Antti Pennanen, Yle, 29 September 2023
- ↑ Kolumni: Egotripin laulajan purkaus junioripoikansa kohtelusta puhuttaa – "Koko asetelmassa on monta asiaa pielessä", Hämeen Sanomat, 14 November 2018
- ↑ Mestarit-liite: Gert Remmelin kommentti - Antti Pennanen on mies mestaruuden takana, Hämeen Sanomat, 10 May 2019
- ↑ KIRJA-ARVIO: PERPARIM HETEMAJ – SELVIYTYJÄ ON VIIDEN TÄHDEN KASVUTARINA, BYYRI, 26 April 2024