It comes as no surprise whatsoever that Branko Boskovic was announced yesterday as D.C. United’s first major summer signing. But the fear of flying thing needs to be put to bed. And there’s little about this signing that seems to be part of a marketing ploy – Boskovic isn’t exactly going to put people in the seats on his name alone.
In addition, what will his addition mean for team chemistry. All of a sudden, D.C. United has its act together and went flying into the World Cup break after Chris Pontius caused multiple nightmares for Kasey Keller en route to earning MLS player of the week in a 3-2 win. If Seattle hadn’t scored its pair of late goals, would ticket holders have deserved another refund?
Meanwhile, here’s what MLS players were, alphabetically and by team.
D.C. United salaries (2010 base/guaranteed):
Danny Allsopp $180,000/217,500
Brandon Barklage $40,000/40,000
Marc Burch $79,000/81,500
Christian Castillo $120,000/142,400
Adam Cristman $40,000/40,000
Luciano Emilio $253,333/253,333
Jordan Graye $40,000/40,000
David Habarugira (?) $60,000/67,500
Bill Hamid $35,700/42,367
Dejan Jakovic $147,600/167,103
Julius James $52,085/61,460
Thabiso Khumalo $43,384/50,986
Stephen King $40,000/40,000
Devon McTavish $70,000/72,500
Jaime Moreno $160,000/185,000
Kurt Morsink $40,000/40,000
Andy Najar $39,000/58,996
Bryan Namoff $150,000/155,000
Juan Peña $108,000/116,500
Troy Perkins $200,000/205,000
Chris Pontius $100,000/100,000
Santino Quaranta $105,000/107,500
Andrew Quinn $40,008/40,008
Barry Rice $40,000/40,000
Clyde Simms $165,000/171,000
Carey Talley $99,996/99,996
Rodney Wallace $75,000/124,000
