The 50 highest-paid players in MLS in 2017

Chicago Fire newcomer Bastian Schweinsteiger is seventh of the list. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune via AP)For the third consecutive year, Brazilian attacker Kaka is MLS’s highest-paid player, according to guaranteed-compensation data provided by the league to the MLS Players’ Union.

Four teams placed no one in the top 50: D.C. United, Houston Dynamo, Minnesota United and Montreal Impact. Five of the top eight players come from two clubs: Toronto FC and New York City FC.

Twelve players are current or former members of the U.S. national team and 19 are from other CONCACAF or CONMEBOL countries, including eight Argentines. About 36 percent of the 600-plus players in the league earn less than…