Following the final regular season match of the 2017 season, forward Jason Johnson made his way over toward the supporters end.

Johnson and the supporters were already in a celebratory mood. Rising FC closed the book on a record-breaking season with a dominating 4-1 win over Portland Timbers FC 2. The players already had their minds on the club's first-ever playoff match a week later. And Johnson ended the season as Phoenix Rising's leading goal scorer with 13 goals to his name.

There was just one more event to celebrate and officially close the 2017 regular season: naming Johnson the La Furia Roja 2017 season MVP.

Awards are as integral to sports as wins and losses. And how those awards are commemorated, whether they're trophies, plaques, or simple certificates, is as diverse as the player types that are celebrated.

For this celebration, LFR wanted a trophy that had meaning beyond a piece of hardware commemorating a season well played. So the group reached out to the Solanna Group, who owns the land Phoenix Rising FC plays on, asking for pottery from the Pima-Maricopa Indian Community that could be used for the trophy.

The Solanna Group donated a pot from Pima-Maricopa Community member Ron Carlos, who is renowned for his pottery-making skills.