As you’ve undoubtedly heard, Sporting Kansas City were reportedly “very close” to bringing football legend Cristiano Ronaldo to Major League Soccer. We’ve covered it in depth:
One thing we haven’t covered though, is how could Sporting KC actually sign Ronaldo financially? No, not the math of his stupidly high deal, reportedly worth up to €200 million (£177m/$212m), but how Ronaldo or any other high-priced player actually fit into the MLS budget of Sporting KC.
High Level Rule Overview
MLS doesn’t have a hard cap, but instead a salary budget. Let’s keep this as brief as possible.