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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Sounders striker\u00A0Clint Dempsey is tied for the MLS lead with four goals. (George Holland/Cal Sport Media via AP Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Seattle Sounders striker Clint Dempsey is the the highest-paid player in Major League Soccer, making\u00A0$6.695 million in guaranteed compensation this season,\u00A0according to figures released by the MLS Players Union.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dempsey's salary alone is more than 15 of the 19 Major League Soccer teams.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Twelve players make at least $1 million, and half of those play for\u00A0Los Angeles Galaxy or Toronto FC.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Next on the list are Toronto midfielder Michael Bradley, who makes $6.5 million and teammate\u00A0Jermain Defoe who earns $6.18 million. Other notables include\u00A0Landon Donovan of the Galaxy is guaranteed $4.583 million, ahead of teammate Robbie Keane's $4.5 million.\u00A0&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Toronto has the highest team guaranteed compensation at $16.65 million, more than $3.5 million more than Los Angeles. Chivas USA has the smallest team salary at $3.29 million.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sporting Kansas City, who are the MLS Defending champions,\u00A0are paying their players $3.73 million this season, 13th on the list.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;STRAUS:\u00A0MLS expansion update: Atlanta closes in, Minneapolis a \u2018frontrunner,\u2019 realignment,\u00A0more&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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