The MLS Players Union quietly released the league's player salaries recently, and there are some surprising numberrs in there for Canadian fans who care about such things.
Firstly, it appears that -- for 2011, at least -- Torsten Frings will pull in less than fellow Toronto FC newcomer Danny Koevermans. Both are still below Julian de Guzman, who continues to lead all TFC players (and all Canadian MLSers) with just under $2 million in guaranteed compensation.
On the Vancouver front, Gambian DP Mustapha Jarju makes a little less than half of Eric Hassli's paycheque (and less than DC's non-DP Dwayne De Rosario), while long-ago-released defender Mouloud Akloul is still somehow listed in the most recent salary publication.
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Below are the salaries (guaranteed compensation) of the new players (since the previous MLSPU list) on each of the two Canadian MLS teams, as well as a listing of all Canadians elsewhere in the league.
For the full MLSPU list, click here.
New Toronto FC player salaries:
Eric Avila - $133,000.00
Torsten Frings - $1,113,662.67
Leandre Griffit - $55,000.00
Andy Iro - $87,346.00
Ryan Johnson - $131,250.00
Danny Koevermans - $1,413,319.33
Peri Marosevic - $129,000.00
Dasan Robinson - $100,000.00
Eddy Viator - $101,875.00
New Vancouver Whitecaps player salaries:
Mustapha Jarju - $426,883.00
Peter Vagenas - $48,000.00
Other Canadian MLSers salaries:
Ante Jazic (CHV) - $123,500.00
Josh Janniere (COL) - $32,604.00
Edson Edward (DAL) - $42,000.00
Dwayne De Rosario (DC) - $493,750.00
Dejan Jakovic (DC) - $201,643.00
André Hainault (HOU) - $148,125.00
Will Johnson (RSL) - $225,000.00
Nana Attakora (SJ) - $45,000.00
Rudi Schuller contributes Toronto FC and Canadian national team content to the 24th Minute. He manages the Euro File here at Canadian Soccer News, and is MLSsoccer.com's beat writer for all things concerning Canada's men's national teams. Follow Rudi on Twitter, @RudiSchuller.