ROBBIE KEANE HAS dropped out of the top 10 of Major League Soccer’s highest earners but will still take home a cool $3.5 million this year.
It is a substantial drop for the veteran LA Galaxy striker, though.
In 2015, he raked in $4.5 million.
Still, it’s not half-bad for someone who turns 36 in July.
From the Galaxy’s three Designated Players (DP) – the high-profile members of a squad who fall outside the league’s salary cap – Keane will earn the least this year.
Steven Gerrard will net a guaranteed $6.1m while Mexican attacker Gio dos Santos will get $4.2m.
Kaka remains the highest earner in the league, getting $7.16 m this season with Toronto’s Italian international Sebastian Giovinco – who was voted as the league’s best player last season – getting $7.11m.
To put it in context, those two players earn more in a season than the entire squad of fourteen MLS clubs.
Toronto FC spend the most on salaries – $21.7m – ahead of New York City FC ($21.1m) and LA Galaxy ($18.1m).
Meanwhile, Kevin Doyle will earn $1.1m playing as a DP for the Colorado Rapids this year. His team-mate Sean St. Ledger will make $194,000.
MLS top salaries: 2016
Kaka (Orlando City SC) – $7.16m
Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto FC) – $7.11m
Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) – $6.5m
Steven Gerrard (LA Galaxy) – $6.1m
Frank Lampard (New York City FC) – $6m
Andrea Pirlo (New York City FC): $5.9m
David Villa (New York City FC) – $5.6m
Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC) – $4.75m
Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders) – $4.6m
Gio dos Santos (LA Galaxy) – $4.2m
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Huge achievement for Touhy. A win tomorrow against Port, will put them 2nd on the ladder. At the way he’s playing, hes in line to make the All-Australian team this season.
@John Paul: I reckon he will go past the 246 total of the Legend Jim Stynes,he’s been an outstanding player for the Cars this year and he’s in their leadership group for a reason.
@John Paul: no Huge achievement for Tuohy. Why does everyone misspell this. He’s earned the correct spelling. Fair play.
@Bunny Johnson: Oh shut up complaining
Stynes is an AFL legend, very highly regarded over here. Was a gentleman too , done great work with the GAA and irish communities over here. Touhy is doing very well for himself, has adapted well and is a genuinely great player.
@rocks0769: agreed. Anyone who hasn’t seen it the RTÉ Documentary on Jim Stynes is an incredibly powerful watch. It’s on YouTube “Every Heart Beats True: The Jim Stynes Story”
@rocks0769: Tuohy. Again, why does everyone misspell this.
@5☆Fily: cheers, I haven’t seen that. Will look it up tonight.
Dont follow AFL a great deal, but i assume it is very achievable for Touhy to break Stynes’ record. Is that the case?
@Gareth Ward: Big ask, but it’s doable.
@Gareth Ward: Tuohy not Touhy.
Jim styles ????! Jim Stynes im guessing is who youre trying to write about ?!