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- ↑ "FIFA Committees - FIFA Council". FIFA.com. 2016-07-01. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ "FIFA to oversee Argentinean FA after FIFA Council member charged". Sports Integrity Initiative. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
- ↑ Morgan, Liam (2016-06-26). "Ousted Argentine Football Association President attacks FIFA for taking over crisis-hit organisation". Insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 2016-08-22.
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