Playmaker (English Wikipedia)

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fm-tactics.co.uk

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football-analysis.com

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football-italia.net

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inter.it

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magliarossonera.it

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medium.com

Ndiyo, David (3 August 2017). "Julian Weigl: The Modern Day Regista". Medium. Retrieved 15 April 2020.

mtv.com

"Playmaker". MTV. Archived from the original on January 12, 2015. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

nationalpost.com

"English Premier League focusing on developing a new generation of playmakers". National Post. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2018.

panorama.it

archivio.panorama.it

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planetfootball.com

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dictionary.reference.com

"Playmaker – Define Playmaker at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.com.

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theguardian.com

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