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David Beckham's best cross?

 
  

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Benny the Ball
14:46 / 11.01.07
Bit of quick research shows that Adu, at third highest paid player, earns around $550,000 per year, the highest paid is Donovan at $900,000 per year. So LA Galaxy will have the two highest paid players in the MLS on their books....
 
 
ONLY NICE THINGS
14:46 / 11.01.07
It does seem insane, doesn't it? I'd like to see how the numbers break down. Mathematically, 128 divided by 5 is a little under 26, which is to say £1 million a fortnight. That's a lot of money for anyone, although if the owner of the LA Galaxy is rich enough, it's only like Abramovich buying a couple of players a year. However, it's also way outside the market rate - I mean, _nobody_ earns that much, do they?

I suspect it may include some sort of franchising arrangement for his soccer schools, or free advertising for them, or things like that.
 
 
Benny the Ball
15:06 / 11.01.07
Must be - Ballack's currently the world top earner, and he's on around £120-150,000 per week - so it's a hell of a jump!
 
  

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