List of highest paid footballers in the USA revealed
Football
By
Mirror
| Sep 23, 2015
The MLS Players Union has revealed the salary details of every player in the league.
A number of high profile stars made the move across the Atlantic this summer, including Didier Drogba and Andrea Pirlo. But neither feature among its highest paid stars.
Pirlo picks up a (relatively) modest yearly salary of $2million (£1.3m) while Chelsea legend Drogba, who plays for Montreal Impact, takes home $1.6m (£1.04m) a year.
But not all foreign exports are on such generous wages. Former Chelsea and Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips is paid 'just' $116,000-a-year, which works out at about £75,000.
His brother Bradley, who also plays for New York Red Bulls, earns $600,000 (£390,000)
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Top 10
10. Jermaine Jones
Club - New England Revolution
Annual wage - $2.8m (£1.82m)
9. Clint Dempsey
Club - Seattle Sounders
Annual wage - $3.9 (£2.54m)
8. Giovani Dos Santos
Club - LA Galaxy
Annual wage - $4m (£2.6m)
7. Robbie Keane
Club - LA Galaxy
Annual wage - $4.5m (£2.93m)
6. Sebastian Giovinco
Club - Toronto FC
Annual wage - $5.6m (£3.65m)
5. David Villa
Club - New York City FC
Annual wage - $5.61m (£3.65m)
4. Michael Bradley
Club - Toronto FC
Annual wage - $6m (£3.91m)
3. Frank Lampard
Club - New York City FC
Annual wage - $6m (£3.91m)
2. Steven Gerrard
Club - LA Galaxy
Annual wage - $6.2m (£4.04m)
1. Kaka
Club - Orlando City
Annual wage - $6.6m (£4.3m)