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- ↑ Bebe, Marie (16 March 2021). "Keeper Lene Christensen er Årets Kvindelige Talent 2020". Fodbold for piger (in Danish). Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ↑ "ÅRETS GJENSIDIGE KVINDELIGAHOLD". kvindeliga.dk. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ↑ Liniger, Henrik (1 December 2020). "KARAKTERBOGEN Debutant-målmand og Harder imponerede i dansk EM-remis". DR. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
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- ↑ "KARAKTERBOGEN Debutant-målmand og Harder imponerede i dansk EM-remis". DR (in Danish). 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
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