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Chicharito trains with LA Galaxy for first time, says no pressure to be leader

Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez has finally taken the field with the LA Galaxy.

The Mexican striker participated in his first training sessions with his new team Thursday after securing his required P-1 Visa earlier this week.

“I’m just very motivated — very happy and very excited to start doing what I love most, playing football, playing soccer,” Chicharito said after his first practice. “I’m very happy that I have my permit already and I can start training.”

Chicharito officially joined the Galaxy on Jan. 21, when he was signed to a deal reported to include a multimillion-dollar transfer fee and a base salary of around $6 million.