The Fat Pandas, a boys’ 12-and-under soccer squad in Laguna Beach, California, were hardly the most talented group around.
But they had heart—as exemplified by how the Fat Pandas embraced Vasco Sylvester, a boy from Malawi who joined the team shortly after undergoing surgery to repair a hole in his heart.
And they possessed crucial late-game energy when opponents would tire. The contrast was pivotal in their dominant post-season playoff run this past Fall. Before being knocked out in a Dec. 9 game, the Fat Pandas had outscored the opposition, 25-1, in tournament play.
Some of that success is thanks to XS Energy Drinks that players would consume at halftime. Keep an eye out for the full story to be posted soon at XSGear.com, in the Success Stories section of the site.