How do MLS contracts work???

montgjules · 05-18-2005, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Deuce

Another thread resurrected... by Dr. Scilaci! If that is your real name!

I can assert that this is his REAL NICKNAME!

RSLfrontrowfan · 05-18-2005, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SoccerPrime

I don't know all the figures, but Mathis and Pope are the highest. If I remember right, Mathis makes about 350,000 and Pope makes 250,000.
The LEAST that a MLS player can make, according to the CBA is 30,000 a year.
Watson and Besagno will probably make way more than the other rookies because they are actually paid by MLS thru a slush fund addidas set up for them. Probably over 90,000.

Those numbers for Mathis and Pope are probably about right. Adu I believe is the highest paid at $500,000 a year.

fuegote · 05-18-2005, 03:48 PM

Yeah, I think i made about $8.50/hr for reffing basketball games in highschool. I would have had to work 161 hours/day to make what Adu is making at the same age (yes 161 hours/day).

HibaIssa · 05-18-2005, 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by RSLfrontrowfan

Adu I believe is the highest paid at $500,000 a year.

It's now Landon.

Landon Donovan has replaced Freddy Adu as the highest-paid player in MLS. Donovan's deal will pay him a guaranteed $4.5 million over the next five years and includes several lucrative performance incentives.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/grant_wahl/05/09/power.rankings2/index.html

SoccerPrime · 05-19-2005, 06:14 AM

Wow, Landon makes 900k/year?
MLS has arrived (or its going the way of NASL).

Jim Umber · 05-19-2005, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SoccerPrime

Wow, Landon makes 900k/year?
MLS has arrived (or its going the way of NASL).

Naw. The problem in NASL was that they were paying outrageous sums for over-the-hill foreign stars, and not developing our own home grown talent.

MLS is working on the home grown talent, but part of the home grown issue is to KEEP our talent. They have to be able to earn enough to justify staying in the league. But it IS a fine line. Pay too much and the league is in financial trouble.

It's good, as long as they don't get too carried away. I don't think they will.