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- ↑ Elsey, Brenda; Pugliese, Stanislao G. (March 16, 2017). Football and the Boundaries of History: Critical Studies in Soccer. Springer. ISBN 9781349950065 – via Google Books.
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- ↑ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (2022-11-18). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". Mirror . Retrieved 2023-06-19.
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