The MLS players' union, as it does every year, released the salaries for all of its current players today.
Orlando City midfielder Kaka continues to be the highest-paid player in the MLS, the 35-year old Brazil legend will receive "guaranteed compensation" of £5.6m.
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Italian forward and former Landon Donovan MVP Award victor Sebastian Giovinco was second on the list with $7.1 million in total compensation followed by USA national team captain and Toronto team mate Michael Bradley ($6.5 million). The former Manchester United and Bayern Munich midfielder ranks seventh among the league's best-paid players.
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New York City's Italian midfielder Andrea Pirlo (US$5.9 million) and team mate David Villa (US$5.6 million) of Spain rounded out the top five. He earns $5,400,000. LA's Giovani dos Santos saw his compensation increase by $1.25m to $5.5m, good for sixth-highest in the league.
Making up the top 10 were Jozy Altidore ($4.9 million), Clint Dempsey ($3.9 million) and Argentine Diego Valeri ($2.6 million). He earns just over 135-times less than his Brazilian colleague.
Twenty-eight players have total compensation of $1 million or more, an increase of five from the initial list a year ago.
The 2014 World Cup victor comes in behind several other big name players in the salary stakes. There are 50 players who make minimum, $53,004.00, in total compensation. With 22 teams competing across the United States and Canada, some of the teams (such as FC Dallas and Minnesota United) do not pay any player more than $1,000,000.
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