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Three months, fourteen regular season matches, and five rounds of playoffs later, a champion has finally been crowned. A season filled with excitement, drama, heartbreak, and history, 2017 has been everything that PDL fans had hoped for. All around the country, teams had been going toe-to-toe to earn their spot in the final, and on Saturday, August 5th, just two remained, and one was crowned as champion in the third-straight U.S. vs. Canada PDL Final. Photo Courtesy: Premier Development League Historically one of the most successful clubs in the Premier Development League, Ontario-based Thunder Bay Chill have been the team to beat during any given season. Building a team mostly from Chill Academy prospects to be coached by some of the best coaches in North America, the Chill have captured seven Heartland Division titles and five Central Conference titles in their eighteen-year history. Speculation began to creep up over the last few seasons, however,...

English football, no matter who you ask, remains the pinnacle of the football world. The Premier League is undoubtedly where all players want to find themselves at some point in their careers. All soccer players worldwide grew up with a favorite EPL team, whether it Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham, Arsenal, even Newcastle if you grew up in the mid-to-late 20th century. Growing up in the U.K. is a different picture. Football is the norm. It is what almost every child strives to play professionally, and whole academic careers are centered around it. Some of the world's greatest come out of England, including Wayne Rooney, David Beckham, Harry Kane, and Jack Charlton, just to name a few. While some players do not wish to compare themselves to the greatest, one cannot help but strive to attain their level, and MOBA's latest signing is on a path to do just that. Jordan Smith-Williams - Reinhardt University Reinhardt University has been or is home to som...