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FORBES: Beckham and all the highest-paid players

getin2thegame posted 5/1/2008 from mvn.com

David Beckham’s move to Los Angeles last summer was a big score for MLS and U.S. soccer. The Galaxy’s attendance for the league matches he played averaged 37,659, which is 57% more than the team’s previous record. --- Ratings for ESPN2, one of MLS’s national television partners, rose 25%... FORBES estimates Beckham made $49 million in 2007 to make him the highest-paid player in the world...