On the same day that the U.S. women’s soccer team was winning the World Cup, the South Los Angeles Legends were achieving their own historic moment.
The group of 11- and 12-year-old girls won the AYSO 12U national championship in Hawaii on Sunday. The team is made up entirely of African American girls.
A spokeswoman for AYSO said the organization could not confirm with 100% certainty that the South Los Angeles Legends are the first solely African American team to win a national championship because “we do not have any records of those specific things.” But Yvonne Lara said in an email, “I know they are one of the first.