Pasion Naranja!

Hey folks,

So if you were/are a frequent visitor here – you might have noticed I haven’t posted in a while. The good news is that I’m still alive. The reason I haven’t been posting is because I’ve taken my passion for soccer to the next level and am now getting an MBA/MA degree in Sports Business Management. So I’ve been terribly busy but look forward to having the time again in the future to start posting again regularly.

In the meantime, I’m always sending out updates via de PasionNaranja twitter account: Twitter

So follow me there and hopefuly I can keep bringing you relevant news and commentary regarding the Islanders and soccer in Puerto Rico.

Thanks for visiting,

Kristian Vazquez

The Islanders are champions of the Caribbean!!

More on this later…

With goals from Foley, Telesford, and Gbandi – the Islanders started their season with a bang winning 3-1 at home vs the Minnesot Stars.

More on this match later…

Our apologies for the brief hiatus during the off-season, your trusty editor was attending to numerous non-website related affairs. With that behind us, it’s time to get our engines going for the new Division II season.

In order to get everyone excited about the 2010 season, we’re recommending you visit our friends at InsideMinnesotaSoccer for their season preview. There you’ll find team commentary from 12 authors, including our own for the Puerto Rico Islanders.

You can find the preview here: IMS Season Preview

Kartik Krishnaiyer from The Kartik Report broke the news today that the USL has filed lawsuits against the Rochester Rhinos, Crystal Palace Baltimore, and Tampa Bay Rowdies for breach of contract. These three teams were supposed to play in the USL for the 2010 season but instead, they recently announced their intentions to join the NASL. The USL’s stance on these teams for a while now has been that they were contractually obligated to play in the USL-1 for 2010. It seems that as expected, the league will try to use their apparent legal high ground to salvage whatever they can.

We’ll be posting more details as soon as we have them. Also, make sure to follow The Kartik Report as they’ve been on top of the USL/NASL controversy since the beginning.

Also, make sure to visit InsideMinnesotaSoccer.com as Brian Quarstad there has some expanded commentary on the lawsuit situation: here.

We’re back! After a short hiatus, we’re back here reporting all the important news related to the Puerto Rico Islanders, Puerto Rican soccer, and associated leagues.

Expect a lot of commentary in particular about the USL/NASL mess, and how it could affect our Puerto Rico Islanders and even other clubs on the Island.

Stay tuned!

With a final score of 1-1, the Puerto Rico Islanders closed their 2009 season and the Columbus Crew advanced into the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals. The match was merely a formality for the Islanders as they had no possibility of advancing.

More on this later….

Game highlights from ESPN Deportes: (Thanks to Megadicto from HIAPR.org)