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- 1 2 "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Squad list, New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA . 7 July 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
- ↑ Andrew Voerman (28 February 2021). "Love of the game kept new Football Fern Michaela Robertson going through tragedy". Stuff. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ↑ "Tokyo Olympics 2020 preview: Kiwis in action, opening ceremony date, live streaming and how to watch". New Herald. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ↑ Ameé Ruszkai (13 July 2021). "Olympics 2020 squads: USWNT, Team GB & every official women's football tournament roster". Goal. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
- ↑ "Football Fern Michaela Robertson becomes first woman to join all-male Wellington Phoenix training school". TVNZ. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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