SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- NBA star Carmelo Anthony announced Thursday that he is bringing a professional soccer team to Puerto Rico for the first time in three years.
The new club, called Puerto Rico FC, will begin playing in the Division II North American Soccer League in fall 2016.
''It is an honor for me to bring back soccer to Puerto Rico, my beloved island, birthplace of my father,'' Anthony, who plays for the New York Knicks, said at a news conference in the U.S. territory. ''To the thousands of fans in Puerto Rico that have been waiting for soccer to come back, I can promise a world-class organization in a world-class league.