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Beckham’s salary slashed by nearly 40%

By on May 26, 2012

Thierry Henry has eclipsed David Beckham as the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer after the Englishman took an enormous pay cut to stay with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

According to figures released by the player’s union on Friday, Beckham has taken a pay cut of nearly 40 per cent to remain at the Galaxy.

Beckham, who ushered in the era of high-paid foreign imports in MLS when he first signed a five-year contract with the Galaxy in 2007, will make $4 million in total this season, compared to the $6.5 million per year he made under his prior contract.

The 34-year-old Henry, France’s all-time leading scorer, now tops the salary table earning $5.6 million in 2012 playing for the New York Red Bulls.

Henry’s Red Bulls teammate Rafa Marquez of Mexico – who like Henry joined the team in 2010 – is now second at $4.6 million.

Beckham’s teammate Robbie Keane of Ireland is fourth at $3.4 million, followed by the Galaxy’s Landon Donovan and Toronto FC’s Torsten Frings, both earning $2.4 million this season.

The remaining players whose wages top $1 million are Toronto’s Julian de Guzman ($1.9 million) and Danny Koevermans ($1.6 million) and Portland Timbers striker Kris Boyd ($1.5 million).

The 37-year-old Beckham inked a new two-year deal with the Galaxy in January, reportedly rejecting a rich offer from French club Paris Saint-Germain.

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