Orlando City's Kaka is highest-paid player in MLS for third straight year

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Orlando City's Kaka is Major League Soccer's highest-paid player for the third straight season, just ahead of Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco, and German midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, who has a $5.4 million salary in his first year with the Chicago Fire.

Kaka, a Brazilian midfielder in his third season with Orlando, has a $6.6 million base salary this year, according to figures released Tuesday by the MLS Players Union. Including a prorated share of compensation not specified to a specific year, Kaka's total earnings are $7,167,500.

Giovinco, the Italian forward who joined Toronto in 2015, has a $5.6 million salary and $7,115,556 in total compensation, followed by Toronto midfielder Michael Bradley, the U.S. national team captain ($6 million salary, $6.5 million total compensation).

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