{
    "title": "FC London wins USL PDL Championship",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 15:25:38",
    "published_at": "2012-08-06 12:57:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/fc-london-wins-usl-pdl-championship",
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    "subtitle": "Forest City London wins 2:1 over Carolina Dynamo.",
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    "body": "<p>Forest City London SC won the 2012 USL PDL Championship, claiming the title over Carolina Dynamo in the Saturday 4 August championship match. Jordan Ayris scored the winning goal at Macpherson Stadium in Greensboro, NC in the 76th minute.</p><p>Down 0-1, FC London&rsquo;s Carl Haworth equalised before Ayris scored the winner.</p><p>In the playoffs, FC London defeated Thunder Bay Chill, Michigan Bucks and Seattle Sounders FC U23 to reach the championship match.</p><p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s unbelievable,&rdquo; said FC London SC coach Martin Painter. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m so proud of the players and what we&rsquo;ve accomplished. It&rsquo;s been a challenging season, we&rsquo;ve had our ups and downs, and we came together and fought through adversity and put in strong performances these last four games, tonight especially because Carolina&rsquo;s a great team, it&rsquo;s fantastic.&rdquo;</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-747077a7-66b9-46d2-b919-1f1001392c83\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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            "name": "Paulo Senra",
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            "description": "Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu",
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