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- ↑ Profile in the club's website
- ↑ 2008-09 results, tables and scorers in RSSSF.com
- ↑ "L'Indiscrezione - Juventus, Rood e Sodini ai saluti. Probabili altri due innesti dal Chelsea - Donne Nel Pallone". 12 June 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ↑ Riviera di Romagna: Sodini is called up for the national team. romagnanoi.it
