The Columbus Crew’s $15.2 million payroll
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The Columbus Crew is slated to pay its players a combined $15.2 million this season, per figures released by the MLS Players Association.
Context: The number is on the low-end for MLS teams, coming in 21st out of 29 squads.
Yes, but: The Crew's front office apparently knows how to get the best bang for its buck.
- Columbus has won two of the past four MLS Cup titles and is headed to Mexico for the CONCACAF Champions Cup final this Saturday.
Zoom in: The team's highest paid player is Diego Rossi, a 26-year-old left wing from Uruguay, with $3.4 million in total compensation.
- He's the 19th-highest paid player in the league.
Follow the money: Two other Crew players are above the million-dollar mark: Cucho Hernández ($2.9 million) and Darlington Nagbe ($1.5 million).
- Most players earn salaries in the six-figure range.
- The lowest compensation package reported for a player is $73,000.
Lionel's coin bank: The league's highest-paid player is Lionel Messi, an international superstar who captains Inter Miami and the Argentinian national team.
- He's slated to earn $20.4 million playing in the U.S. this year and has more Instagram followers than you.
- Resale tickets to see Messi play at Lower.com Field in October start at $275.