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- ↑ FIFA 2002 website Archived 4 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 11 July 2007)
- ↑ The official Jomo Cosmos website (Accessed 11 July 2007)
- ↑ The official Premier Soccer League website Archived 7 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed 11 July 2007)
- ↑ "Season ending transfers 2007". Indianfootball.de. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
