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- ↑ Boulenger, Emilie. "A Saint-Pierre, le football féminin relancé avec la Coupe du monde" (in French). la1ere.francetvinfo.fr. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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- ↑ Loyant, Richard. "PREMIÈRE POUR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON" (in French). FFF. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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