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- ↑ "Attak FC". www.attakfc.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-06.
- ↑ "WFC name first-team coaching staff under head coach Marc Dos Santos | Vancouver Whitecaps FC" . Retrieved January 25, 2021.
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