The New England Revolution have the third-lowest payroll in Major League Soccer. Salary information released Thursday by the MLS Players Union showed the Revolution are frugal spenders, though some of their players’ salaries are higher than the quality of their performances at this point in the season. New England’s payroll is $6,818,566. Here’s a look […]
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – It’s no secret that Tim Howard is by far the Colorado Rapids most expensive player since signing with the club in March of 2016. As the lone goalkeeper who’s also a Designated Player in Major League Soccer, it’s been a major talking point since the then 37-year-old made his return to […]
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The Major League Soccer Players Association released the salaries of all the league’s players Thursday, and the top two names on the list for the San Jose Earthquakes remain the same. Valeri “Vako” Qazaishvili earns the most in guaranteed compensation on the team, with an average annual number of $1,454,042.36. Vako is the only player earning […]
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Two of the most well-known players on Real Salt Lake, Kyle Beckerman and Nick Rimando, are not the highest paid players. They aren’t even in the top five of the team’s highest-paid players, but that shouldn’t really come as a shock. The Major League Soccer Players Association released a salary guide Thursday, and it details the base […]
The Major League Soccer Players Association on Wednesday released league-wide salary figures, and without Brazilian superstar Kaká on the payroll, Orlando City has a new highest-paid player. The chart looks at a players’ base salary, as well as total compensation, which includes “all signing and guaranteed bonuses annualized over the term of the player’s contract, including […]
With Bastian Schweinsteiger once again leading the way as one of the highest-paid players in the league, the Chicago Fire again have one of the higher payrolls in the league. The German midfielder earned a pay raise from 2017, when he made $5.4 million. According to the MLS Players Association, which released player salaries Thursday, […]
The Major League Soccer Players Association released the year’s first set of salary figures on Wednesday, and as ever, those figures made a lot of news. For the first time ever, the Union’s payroll exceeds $8 million — and nearly hits $9 million. The team has $8,915,987.84 in guaranteed compensation on its books. That is […]
D.C. United is pursuing English superstar Wayne Rooney for obvious reasons: The organization needs to add pop on the field and in the marketplace. In both cases, risk and reward will shadow this potential blockbuster move. Rooney, 32, could become the prolific scorer that United has sought for years. Or, even with a step down […]