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- ↑ "The official history of FC Lokomotiv" Moscow 1923-2005»
- ↑ Sport-Express, Football. 1936. Part Four
- ↑ The tragedy of the first legionary
- ↑ French Coach [ permanent dead link ]
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- ↑ Julien Sorez. Chapitre II. Le football parisien à l’épreuve d’une culture sportive nationale dans l’entre-deux-guerres . Le football dans Paris et ses banlieues (books.openedition.org).
