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SPORTS / FOOTBALL - SOCCER
List: Top Ten Best Paid Players in Major League Soccer (USA)
Date: as of March 2009
Source: sschilke at HubPages
Base: All professional soccer players officially signed to MLS.
Notes: The link above will take you to a top 50 list with some thoughts from the author on the relative merits of each player and his salary.
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Rank
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Player
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Club
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Salary
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1
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David Beckham
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LA Galaxy
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$6,500,000
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2
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Cuauhtemoc Blanco
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Chicago Fire
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$2,943,702
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3
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Juan Pablo Angel
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New York Red Bulls
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$1,798,000
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4
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. Fredrick Ljungberg
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Seattle Sounders FC
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$1,314,000
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5
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Landon Donovan
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LA Galaxy
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$900,000
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6
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Guillermo Barros Schelleto
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Columbus Crew
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$775,000
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7
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Luciano Emilio
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DC United
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$758,857
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8
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Shalarie Joseph
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New England Revolution
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$450,000
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9
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Christian Gomez
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DC United
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$430,000
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10
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Taylor Twellman
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New England Revolution
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$420,000
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