LA Galaxy’s Beckham ahead of NYRB’s Henry in annual MLS earnings
LA Galaxy star David Beckham leads Major League Soccer in annual salaries with yearly earnings of $6.5million.
The former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder is in the final season of his MLS contract but still leads the competition for annual wages, beating New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry who nets $5.6million per annum.
Henry’s current Red Bulls colleague and ex-Barcelona teammate, Rafael Marquez, comes in third with $4.6m whilst Galaxy pair Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan round out the top five earners in North America’s domestic league with $3.4m and $2.3m respectively.
Top 10 MLS salaries
1. David Beckham (LA Galaxy) $6,500,00
2. Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls) $5,600,000
3. Rafael Marquez (New York Red Bulls) $4,600,000
4. Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) $3,417,000
5. Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) $2,300,000
6. Nery Castillo (formerly of Chicago Fire) $2,038,000
7. Julian de Guzman (Toronto FC) $1,910,700
8. Danny Koevermans (Toronto FC) $1,413,300
9. Juan Pablo Angel (Chivas USA) $1,250,000
10. Torsten Frings (Toronto FC) $1,113,600
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Matches
| Home | Away | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed May 23rd | |||
| New York RB | Chivas USA | 1 - 1 | 23:08 |
| Thu May 24th | |||
| Chicago Fire | Dallas | 2 - 1 | 00:40 |
| Seattle Sounders | Columbus Crew | - 2 | 02:10 |
| LA Galaxy | SJ Earthquakes | 2 - 3 | 02:30 |
| Sat May 26th | |||
| Houston Dynamo | LA Galaxy | 2 - 1 | 18:50 |
| Toronto | Philadelphia Union | 20:40 | |
| Columbus Crew | Chicago Fire | 2 - 1 | 23:10 |
| DC United | New England | 3 - 2 | 23:30 |
| Sun May 27th | |||
| Real Salt Lake | Dallas | 2 - 2 | 01:00 |
| Colorado Rapids | Montreal Impact | 3 - 2 | 01:00 |
| Portland Timbers | Whitecaps | 1 - 1 | 02:10 |
| Chivas USA | Seattle Sounders | 1 - 1 | 02:36 |
| Sporting KC | SJ Earthquakes | 20:30 | |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC United | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 27 |
| Real Salt Lake | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 26 |
| New York RB | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 26 |
| SJ Earthquakes | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 23 |
| Seattle Sounders | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 |
| Sporting KC | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
| Whitecaps | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 17 |
| Chicago Fire | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| Colorado Rapids | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Columbus Crew | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |
| Dallas | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 12 |
| Houston Dynamo | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| LA Galaxy | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 11 |
| New England | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| Montreal Impact | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 12 |
| Chivas USA | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 10 |
| Philadelphia Union | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| Portland Timbers | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| Toronto | 10 | 1 | 9 | -13 | 3 |
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