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- ↑ "Thorns get Sinclair, Morgan -- but Seattle lands Rapinoe". Portland Tribune. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ↑ "Mexican Players off Portland Thorns Roster". Stumptown Footy. 2013-03-22.
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