PHOENIX – Former Chivas de Guadalajara and Mexico National Team striker Omar Bravo arrived to cacophonous reception from local soccer fans, and spoke briefly with the media as he arrived at Phoenix’s Sky Harbor Airport on Wednesday evening.

The highest-profile addition to Rising FC’s squad this offseason, Bravo will join his teammates who kicked off preseason training camp on Monday aiming to bring success to his new club in the USL this season.

"This represents the future to me,” Bravo told reporters. “I am happy that soccer has given me the opportunity to play for so many years. I hope that I am able to captivate people in Phoenix, Arizona with soccer. I am very thankful for the Phoenix Rising FC executives for choosing me. I hope to be able to get good results right away.”