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- ↑ EX-DIPLOMAT KERR NAMED F.C . WASHINGTON COACH Washington Post – Wednesday, June 24, 1987
- ↑ F.C . WASHINGTON OPENS TODAY Washington Post – Sunday, July 26, 1987
- ↑ SOCCER Washington Post – Wednesday, October 17, 1990
- ↑ "Washington Stars (1988–1990)". 22 January 2012.