Marco Velez returns home!
By: BoriQa | August 12th, 2009
Last week it was rumored in local news media that the Toronto FC may loan Marco Velez to the Islanders.
Earlier today the Puerto Rico Islanders management confirmed that Marco Vélez would be joining the Islanders to assist the team in the race to the USL championship.
Vélez was originally scheduled to depart Toronto tomorrow August 13th at 6:15am and arrive in Puerto Rico at 1:30pm, allowing Vélez to join tomorrow afternoon’s team practice and provided all the neccessary transfer documentation was in place, he may have been able to wear the orange uniform in the game against the Montreal Impact at Juan Ramón Loubriel on Saturday.
A latter team notice said that the MLS requested an exit physical test therefore making him unable to depart Toronto until after 2pm and arrive in Puerto Rico around 11pm, therefore missing the afternoon practice.
Finally local media confirmed the news that the Toronto FC had cut Vélez loose, and that instead of the rumored loan the Islanders had signed up Vélez for the rest of the USL season.
Vélez can only play in USL games for the Islanders, as since he was in the roster for the TFC for their CCL preliminary match (against the Islanders) he is unable to play in the CCL for another team.
Vélez, 29, was signed as a free agent March 19, 2008. He leaves Toronto with 38 appearances, 31 of those as a starter. The defender compiled 2,753 minutes and finishes with two goals, four cautions, and two ejections.
It is expected that Marco Vélez will still be able to wear the Islanders Orange uniform against the Montreal Impact on Saturday at 8pm.
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God, we just dropped a game at home against Portland, I seriously hope this guy can help you win the USL title.
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Portland is at the really top of the mountain right now. They are just too high. But something will hit them and they’ll fall.
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Well, something did hit them: an Impact player collided with Defender Cameron Knowles, who suffered a fracture in his right leg. He went to hospital, had it repaired, and will miss the remainder of the season.
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