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- ↑ El Camino to Host World Cup Soccer
- ↑ GOALIE MESSING RELEASED The Record (New Jersey) - Friday, February 22, 1985
- ↑ "3 Jun 1985, Page 33 - South Florida Sun Sentinel at". Newspapers.com. 1985-06-03. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ↑ QUAKES USE L.A. UNITED AS TUNEUP San Jose Mercury News (CA) - Saturday, August 10, 1985
- ↑ TACOMA STARS SIGN TACOMA'S JEFF STOCK THE SEATTLE TIMES - Wednesday, October 16, 1985
- ↑ 1988 WSA Stats
- ↑ Nomads' Moonlighter Shines Evening Tribune (San Diego, CA) - Monday, July 2, 1990
- ↑ 1990 San Diego Nomads roster
- ↑ USA - Details of International Matches 1980-1989
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