Kansas City signs Mexican striker Bravo as DP

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08/13/2010 - Kansas City, KS (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Kansas City Wizards signed Mexico international striker Omar Bravo as a designated player, the Major League Soccer club announced on Friday.

Bravo will join the Wizards prior to the 2011 season after agreeing to a loan agreement between Kansas City, MLS and the and Mexican Primera Division's Guadalajara. Bravo will remain with Chivas Guadalajara for the remainder of the 2010 Apertura, or fall season.

"We are very pleased to have signed Omar Bravo, who is an exceptional player," Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes said. "Although he won't join us until 2011, we feel that it will be very beneficial for Omar to go through a whole season with us, beginning with the preseason. The 2011 preseason will give Omar a great start to the year and allow us to indoctrinate him into our system. Omar's high-pressure, attack-oriented mentality will complement our style of play extremely well."

Bravo has been a mainstay on the Mexico national team since making his first appearance in 2002. He has scored 16 goals for Mexico in 65 appearances, including two goals in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He also scored two goals during the 2004 Olympics.

The 30-year-old is also Guadalajara's second all-time scorer, with 106 goals in league competition for the club. Bravo won the league scoring title during the Clausura in 2007 and was the leading scorer in the 2007 CONCACAF Champions Cup.

"I am very happy about joining Kansas City in 2011 and staying with Chivas through the finals of Libertadores and the Apertura," Bravo said. "I want to win two more trophies for Chivas and then focus on bringing championships to Kansas City in Major League Soccer."

Kansas City and Guadalajara have also agreed to play home-and-home friendlies at their new stadiums in 2011 as part of the loan agreement. The Wizards will play at Chivas' new Estadio Omnilife during Kansas City's preseason, and Guadalajara will play in Kansas City's new soccer stadium after the venue opens next summer.

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