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January 06, 2004
Freddie Gets Paid: Is MLS really doing the right thing by paying a 14 year old who's yet to appear on the field the biggest $$$? According to this report, Adu will get $500k plus performance bonuses followed by Josh Wolff, Landon Donovan and Eddie Pope.
posted by billsaysthis to soccer at 10:30 PM - 7 comments
Lets hope so...lets start getting competitive man! Lets bring Michael Owen to the Chicago Fire!
posted by StarFucker at 11:19 PM on January 06, 2004
Ruiz is getting paid 50,000!?!?
posted by StarFucker at 11:25 PM on January 06, 2004
On marketing alone, Adu's $500,000 is probably cheap for the MLS, but I can't imagine that the league's star players will accept being paid less than a 14-year-old prospect.
posted by rcade at 06:43 AM on January 07, 2004
Um, they haven't even said who Adu is going to play for have they? And what will this $500,000 get them during the 2004 season? Can he legally play full-time? Will he?
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:21 AM on January 07, 2004
Um, they haven't even said who Adu is going to play for have they? Yes, they have. At the very least, that money is going to get people into the stadiums, so it might be a nice ROI for the MLS.
posted by chules at 10:56 AM on January 07, 2004
Adu is going to be on the pitch every possible minute for DC United, who could use a boost after the last couple of seasons. Michael Owen, OTOH, is now rumored to be more likely to ditch his agent than the Reds.
posted by billsaysthis at 11:33 AM on January 07, 2004
Smart move or the first sign of the salary structure slipping out of control?