MLS releases player salaries report

By foxsports
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Former AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta is making $225,000 this year with Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact, including a base salary of $180,000.

The MLS Players Union released updated salaries Wednesday. The list showed Impact forward Marco Di Vaio, signed from Bologna in May, has total compensation of $1,937,508, including a base salary of $1 million.

Scotland captain Kenny Miller, signed by Vancouver from Cardiff last month, is earning $1,239,316, including a base of $1,221,816. Whitecaps midfielder Barry Robson, acquired from Middlesbrough, has total compensation of $596,500, including a base of $440,000.

The total figure includes prorated shares of signing bonuses and other guaranteed income.

Midfielder Tim Cahill, signed by New York from Everton last week, was not included in the updated list

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