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- ↑ "HS: Kakkosesta paluun kohti liigaa aloittava FC Honka vahvistui hurjilla nimillä" (in Finnish). suomifutis.com. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
- ↑ HJK menettää urheilupomonsa - Juho Rantala siirtyy Palloliittoon, Iltalehti, 25 September 2018
- ↑ JUHO RANTALA PALLOLIITON HUIPPUJALKAPALLOPÄÄLLIKÖKSI, Finnish FA, 25 September 2018
- ↑ Mikä mies on Ylen EM-studioiden tähti Juho Rantala? ”Kun tytöt eivät kiinnostuneet, jäljelle jäi vain futis”, Ilta-Sanomat, 11 July 2021
- ↑ uho Rantala kiivastui jalkapallostudiossa – maineikkaan tuomarin ele suututti asiantuntijoita: "En pääse tästä yli", mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 29 November 2023
- ↑ Intohimon futislähettiläät, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 9 December 2022
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