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The Designated Player Rule, also known as the Beckham Rule or Beckham Exception, was adopted as part of the salary cap regulations of Major League Soccer for the 2007 season. In Professional Sports, a salary cap (often called a wage cap in the United Kingdom) is a limit on the amount of money a team can spend on player Major League Soccer ( MLS) is the top-flight professional Soccer league in the United States and Canada with 14 teams 13 in the U The rule allows each MLS franchise to sign one player that would be considered outside of the teams' salary cap, allowing U.S. and Canadian teams to compete for star players in the international soccer market. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

The salary cap was estimated to be around US$1. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been 9 million in 2006[1], was $2. 1 million in 2007 and is expected to be raised to $2. 3 million for the 2008 season. [2]

Under the rule:

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Background

The rule will apply for three years, until the end of the 2009 MLS season, when its future will be reviewed.

It is informally named after football star David Beckham, in anticipation of MLS teams signing lucrative deals with internationally recognized players of Beckham's calibre. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a David Robert Joseph Beckham, and is also a member of the England national team. [3] As it turned out, Beckham was indeed the first player to be signed under this rule, signing a lucrative contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy for up to $50 million in direct salary for five years, with a base salary of $6. Los Angeles Galaxy (aka LA Galaxy) is an American soccer club based in Los Angeles California. 5 million per year. [4]

Due to trade deals, New York Red Bulls and D.C. United are the only clubs to possess two designated player slots. Red Bull New York is an American professional soccer organization based in New Jersey that fields a team in Major League Soccer called the DC United is a professional soccer club located in Washington D

Current Designated Players

Past Designated Players

Designated Player Slot Trades & Deals

See also

References

  1. ^ Goff, Steven. In Major League Soccer, an allocation represents an amount of money teams can use to sign players and/or allocate to their salaries to get under the Salary cap. "Palencia Has Richest MLS Salary", Washington Post, 2006-04-26. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican  
  2. ^ Mickle, Tripp. "Debate highlights MLS salary cap split", Sports Business Journal, 2007-11-26. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican  
  3. ^ Lansley, Pete. "Becks could be the next American idol", The Telegraph, 2007-04-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican  
  4. ^ "Beckham hopes to make US history", BBC. Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican  

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