San Fernando Gardens Soccer Team Wins the First HACLA Youth World Cup Championship

For more than a month, the world has been focused on the FIFA World Cup, as millions tuned in to watch the games and cheer on their favorite teams. But a little more than a week before Spain ultimately won the finals, youth from the San Fernando Gardens housing development in Pacoima, often referred to as the “projects,” became champions themselves in a World Cup-inspired soccer tournament organized by the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA).  The team of 15 kids, ranging from 8 to 13 years old, became the inaugural winners of the Youth World Cup…