The point of this point is simple, and direct. It will be one of many ongoing commentaries that I will bring to light for those who may be looking into following our national soccer league, or more correctly said, Major League Soccer. Let it be known that I am not against the MLS, but I do have many views that differ from the path that the league takes. But this rant will be on only one subject that I hold against the so-called highest level of competition that our country can present.
Recently, The SuperLiga tournament started, and one of the slogans or other names for the event around the CONCACAF region is the million dollar cup... as the winning team is awarded $1,000,000 in prize money. That is a great incentive for a team to try and compete to win that prize money for the club and it's players. And yes, if one of the four invited Mexican clubs wins the tourney, their actual club and players decide what to do with the awarded cash. For example, Pechuca (a Mexican side), won the tournament last year and after winning, decided, as a team, to give the prize money to charity. The figures of cash that each player would have recieved individually would have been around $25,000 US. That's not a bad figure to be playing for as an individual player on the pitch and it definately adds some incentive, or feul to the fire.
But then you take the case of if an American side(or Toronto FC, no disrespect) were to win the tournament. You see, if an MLS team was to win the tournament, the awarded money would have to go through the MLS office first, with the top executives surely dabble their dirty little paws before giving it to the team with strict regulation on dispursement... I.E. the individual player would be looking at maybe reciving $1,500 US. Is there are problem here? I think the MLS needs to start paying their players what they deserve and what they truly earned. or tell me I am wrong?
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