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- ↑ "Natalia Villarreal". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ↑ Redacción. "Un sueño jugar en Tigres". Deportes Production (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ ElHorizonte. "Tigres Femenil buscará mantener invicto ante Santos". elhorizonte (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ "Tigres busca liderar la Liga MX Femenil | SUPERL1DER". www.superlider.mx (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ "Tigres propina la goleada más amplia en la Liga MX Femenil". Excélsior (in Spanish). 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Natalia VILLARREAL". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ↑ "Chivas femenil aporta sólo un elemento a Tri Sub-20". ESPN.com.mx. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
