Designated player rule?

WestHamUtdFC · 29 Août 2007

i was just wondering what this was in greater detail.....

scheck · 29 Août 2007

The league has a salary cap on it's teams. Each team is only allowed to spend roughly 2 million dollars each year on it's players. The designated player is someone that only counts $500k towards their total salary, yet they can spend as much as they want for him, out of the team owners' own pocket.

wcharriscpa · 29 Août 2007

WestHamUtdFC a dit: ↑

i was just wondering what this was in greater detail.....
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http://www.mlsnet.com/about/league.jsp?section=regulations&content=overview

(B.) DESIGNATED PLAYER
The Designated Player Rule allows the League to sign players (under the League's single entity system) whose salary will fall outside of the team salary budget and whose cost above the salary budget charge will be the financial responsibility of the club for which they play. A Designated Player's salary charge will be capped at $400,000 per annum, but his salary could be higher. Each team initially received one Designated Player slot, and clubs are allowed to trade Designated Player slots. However, no team can have more than two Designated Players. The Designated Player Rule is a three-year initiative that will conclude after the 2009 MLS season when its future will be reviewed.
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WestHamUtdFC · 29 Août 2007

wow thanks.... i was reading through some of that and it was pretty interesting