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- ↑ https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/c/jugador.html?id=6352
- ↑ https://www.futbolbalear.es/2009/08/13/el-collerense-femenino-de-superliga-ficha-a-virginia-capo-y-a-la-brasilena-rafaela/
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup USA 2003 - Technical Report" (PDF). FIFA Women's World Cup United States 2003. FIFA. 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 December 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
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