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- ↑ "Chicago Red Stars Appoint Lorne Donaldson as Head Coach". 20 December 2023.
- ↑ "Lorne Donaldson". Metro State Hall of Fame. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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- ↑ Colorado Rapids Name Lorne Donaldson as New Assistant Coach Archived 2001-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
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- ↑ "Jamaica women's soccer qualifies for second straight World Cup amid tragedy". Fox News . 14 July 2022.
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- ↑ Salazar, Emmanuel (20 December 2023). "Chicago Red Stars Appoint Lorne Donaldson as Head Coach". Chicago Red Stars. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
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