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- ↑ "John and Marco Maisano". socceroos.com.au. March 2000.
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- ↑ "From sports star to entrepreneur". smh.com.au. 9 June 2014.
- ↑ "Studs Up: David Davutovic lists the people who'll shape Australian football over the next decade". heraldsun.com.au.