Bringing Superstars to MLS With ‘Beckham Rule’
MLS has passed a new rule that will allow its teams to sign a limited number of international world-class players to join MLS. The Designated Player Rule (previously known as the Beckham Rule) will allow each of the league’s 13 teams to sign one player whose salary is not limited in any way by the league’s $1.9-million-per-team salary cap.
Under the new rule, each Designated Player will count for $400,000 against a team’s salary cap. All of the player’s salary beyond $400,000 will be paid for by the team owners. Each team will be allowed to have two Designated Players but the second Designated Player will have a cap of only $325,000.
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