Beckham and Donovan Top MLS Player Salary List
June 18th, 2010
David Beckham remains the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer, despite not having played for the Los Angeles Galaxy this season due to an Achilles' tendon injury.
The England star, who is currently part of England's coaching staff at the World Cup in South Africa, will earn a guaranteed $6.5 million this year, according to the MLS Players Union.
Landon Donovan, his Galaxy teammate who is starring for the USA in South Africa, ranks second in the list with $2.13 million.
Red Bulls striker Juan Pablo Angel, the former Aston Villa marksman, will collect $1.92 million.
Freddie Lungberg, the ex-Arsenal midfielder who now plies his trade for the Seattle Sounders, brings in $1.31 million.
The MLS Players Union said the average salary for the 406 players listed was $138,169.
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The Galaxy opened their stadium, the Home Depot Center on June 7. But in order for their home to be ready, the team had to play a record 8 games to start the season and failed to win a game. In fact, the Galaxy finish the season without a win away from home the whole season. After the season's final game, the Galaxy had the final playoff spot in the West. In their aggregate series with the Earthquakes, they seemed well on to vindication for the MLS Cup loss 2 years earlier as they held 4 goals to 0 lead midway through the 2 nd game. A thing happened as the Earthquakes scored four unanswered goals to force a tiebreaker. In that session, the Earthquakes' Rodrigo Farina score to send the Quakes onto the next round.
In 2004 Looking to return to the top, the Galaxy would go through a mediocre 1 st half of the season before 3 straight wins over the summer. But from July 14 on, the Galaxy won only 2 more games, one in September and one in October. The Galaxy had a record of 11-9-10, good enough for 2nd in the West and the playoff, remaining the only club in MLS to have a playoff spot in every year of league in the playoffs, the Galaxy withstood an early challenge from the Rapids to win the aggregate goal series, 2-1, scoring 2 times in Game 2. In the conference final, the Galaxy's season would come to an end in Kansas with a 2-0 loss to Arnaud and the Wizards.
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