MLS to change salary cap rules

Major League Soccer is reportedly set to announce a rule change that will allow clubs to break the salary cap to sign certain players, allowing the likes of Red Bull New York to make a move for David Beckham.

Leading MLS official Ivan Gazidis claims Beckham's rumoured but unlikely move to America as a "marriage made inheaven". If the former England captain can be lured across the Atlantic from Real Madrid, Gazidis believes he can help the MLS grow more quickly.

"We have 65 million people that are connected by soccer in this country but they're not rabid yet," Gazidis told British newspaper The Sun. "That's the challenge and the opportunity of soccer in the US and it's the challenge and the opportunity for David Beckham in the United States. Whoever is able to connect and activate that massive potential fanbase wins. And if Beckham can do that and help MLS do that, those are the kinds of marriages made in heaven."

At present, the highest-paid player in the MLS is Chivas USA's Juan Francisco Palencia, who earns a basic salary of USD 692,308 and a total of USD 1,360,000 after guaranteed bonuses.

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