IRELAND’S KEVIN DOYLE will be among Major League Soccer’s top 30 earners this year.
The Colarado Rapids striker will earn a base salary of $1 million (€918,485) in 2017, with an extra $45,000 (€41,343) by the end of the season, depending on bonus payments.
The 33-year-old is into his third season in Colorado, and has scored twice in five outings so far this season. Last year, he helped Rapids into the MLS play-offs.
Twenty-eight MLS players will earn a seven-figure amount this season. Doyle’s salary, plus additional guaranteed compensation, puts him at 26th on that list.
He’s not his club’s biggest earner however, with former Manchester United and Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard set to collect a base pay package of $2 million (€1,839,842) and Albania’s Shkelzen Gashi on $1,575,000 (€1,448,875).
Doyle’s earnings are almost three times the amount Ashley Cole is pocketing at LA Galaxy. The former Chelsea Champions League winner is on base salary of $350,000 (€321,972).
Meanwhile, Dubliner Chris McCann — who moved to Atlanta United this year — is set to earn $568,000 (€522,467) in total this year.
Brazilian World Cup winner and Orlando City star Kaka tops the list as the MLS’s biggest earner this year, taking home $7,167,500 (€6,589,896) including guaranteed compensation.
FC Toronto’s Sebastian Giovinco and Michael Bradley complete the top three.
Despite only joining Chicago Fire this year, Bastian Schweinsteiger is set to earn a hefty $5,400,000 (€4,964,833).
You can find a full list of 2017 MLS player salaries here.
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few days late there Marty
He’s only at Ireland for the beer
It will be a mistake keeping MON for the next campaign. When you see him picking big men like Daryl Murphy & Jon Walters and leaving a player with pace like Shane Long on the bench, you start to realise football left Marty behind 6/7yrs ago.
Last big pay pay for Martin taken the piss for long enough Leicester way above this mans ability elvis has left the building go back to TV my mom loved you and she thinks football is shite!!