David Beckham's place as the highest paid player in Major League Soccer has been taken by former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry.
Beckham: Overtaken by Henry
Beckham, who hopes to play for Great Britain in the London Olympics, has seen his Los Angeles Galaxy salary drop by nearly 40% in his current contract.
Beckham now has a base salary of 3million US dollars and guaranteed compensation of 4million dollars, in figures released by the MLS Players Union.
His previous base salary had been 5.5m dollars with a guarantee of 6.5m dollars as part of a 32.5m dollar five-year contract.
New York Red Bulls striker Thierry Henry is now the league's highest-paid player with a base salary of 5m dollars and total compensation of 5.6m dollars.
Henry's team-mate Rafa Marquez is second at 4.6m, followed by Beckham and Galaxy team-mates Robbie Keane at 3.4m total and Landon Donovan (2.4m).
Source : http://soccer365.com//news/european_news/general/17207/becks_loses_highest_paid_status
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