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- ↑ Oleksandr Voloshchuk. Mykhailo Yushchenko: Surkis does not like female football (Михайло Ющенко: «Суркіс не любить жіночого футболу») . Vysokyi Val. 23 November 2009
- ↑ Володимир Пятенко: «У жіночого футболу в Україні є майбутнє» (in Ukrainian). FC Dynamo Kyiv Official Site. 3 January 2022.
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