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- ↑ "Ireland left bruised after Venditti hat-trick". The Guardian . 20 January 1997.
- ↑ "Remember him?". Irish Independent . 7 March 2007.
- ↑ "Second cap for Flavin as Popplewell's replacement". The Irish Times . 27 February 1997.