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- 1 2 3 "História da Fundação dos FC Porto" [History of the Foundation of FC Porto]. aventar.eu (in Portuguese). 2 August 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ↑ Porter, Darwin & Danforth Price (2000) Frommer's Portugal 16th ed., p. 402. IDG Books Worldwide, Inc. ISBN 0-02-863601-5
- ↑ "Porto de 1893 perdeu Taça de D. Carlos com balizas ilegais" [Porto of 1893 lost Cup of D. Carlos with illegal goals]. abola.pt (in Spanish). 19 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ↑ "Oporto Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club website". www.oportocricketclub.com. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
