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- ↑ "DMV Talent gets added🤝". Twitter.com. Maryland Bobcats . Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ↑ "NISA DELIVERS TWO-YEAR SUSPENSIONS TO RELEASED PLAYERS FOR RACIST, HOMOPHOBIC LANGUAGE". NISASoccer.com. National Independent Soccer Association . Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ↑ Hicks, Kalin. "Official Club Statement Regarding Events that Occurred on June 17, 2023". MarylandBobcatsFC.com. Maryland Bobcats . Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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