Beckham still makes the most MLS bucks

According to the latest Major League Soccer Players Union salary list released just last week, superstar David Beckham tops the league with a guaranteed salary of $6.5 million.

The New York Red Bulls employ three of the five highest earners in the league: Thierry Henry at #2 ($5.6 million), Rafael Márquez ($5.544 million) at #3, and forward Juan Pablo Ángel ($1.918 million) at #5. Sliding into #4 overall is the most well-compensated American player, Landon Donovan, who will pull down $2.128 million this year.

Three other players round out the MLS millionaires' club: Chicago Fire forward Nery Castillo ($1.788 million), Toronto FC midfielder Julian de Guzman ($1.718 million) and Chicago's Freddy Ljungberg ($1.314 million).

On the other end of the spectrum, more than 90 MLS players are being paid the league minimum of $40,000 for their work this season. Fittingly, one of those players is Graham Zusi of Kansas City, who appears at the very end (as alphabetized by last name) of the salary list.

The way we figure, good ol' Becks could afford to buy one of our 'Nova' soccer jerseys (team price of just $20) for 325,000 of this closest friends.