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- ↑ Mika Lipponen at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Mika Lipponen at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "PSV pikt scout Lipponen op bij Feyenoord". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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