"The reason that we published the numbers was the hope that it creates upward pressure on salaries. We hope Beckham can create that upward pressure. I don’t want to overstate the influence of one player but it helps. Average salaries have been increasing in the past year."
— Bob Foose, the executive director of the MLS Players Union, which has made public the MLS players’ salaries. David Beckham, at $6.5 million per year in guaranteed income, is tops, earning is more than 50 times the average for the league. (Reuters)