Kaka remains top earner in MLS

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Tim Howard will join the growing band of former Premier League players playing MLS football in July – but it’s still Kaka who tops the list in terms of highest wage earners.

The former Real Madrid and AC Milan player will make a record $7,167,500, made up of his base salary of $6.6m at Orlando City and a further prorated share of compensation not specified to a certain year.

Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard are also among the biggest beneficiaries, although neither of them are in the top three on the list released by the MLS Players Union.

Instead, it’s Toronto FC’s Sebastian Giovinco – a contender to play for Italy at Euro 2016 in France this summer – who commands the next total.

The 29-year-old – named as the league’s MVP last year following his debut season – has a base …

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