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- ↑ "Edina Alves Batista agora é FIFA, a notícia foi oficializada pela Confederação Brasileira de Futebol" (in Portuguese). goioere.cidadeportal.com.br. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 - List of match officials" (PDF).
- ↑ "Árbitra brasileira Edina Alves Batista apitará estreia da Austrália na Copa do Mundo feminina" [Brazilian referee Edina Alves Batista will officiate for Australia's debut at the Women's World Cup]. ESPN . 18 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ↑ @FIFAcom (7 February 2021). "History made at the #ClubWC" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "O dérbi resiste a tudo e consagra Edina Alves Batista". uol.com (in Portuguese). 3 March 2021.
- ↑ "Match officials appointed for FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™" (Press release). FIFA. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
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