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- ↑ "Toronto Lynx Game Report". University of Toronto . July 1, 2006. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
- ↑ "Ottawa Fury FC W-League History". Archived from the original on 9 November 2014.
