MLS Cup winners will share US$275,000 while losing team divides $80,000
TORONTO — The MLS Cup winners get to hoist the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy on Saturday but they will also be able to stash some cash.
Under Major League Soccer’s collective bargaining agreement, the Cup winners share US$275,000 while the losers divide $80,000.
That may be what Toronto FC striker Sebastian Giovinco, whose $7.115-million salary this season ranked second only to Orlando star Kaka this season, regularly finds in his couch. But it’s welcome coin to players who make the league senior minimum salary of $65,000.
Toronto FC and the Seattle Sounders are vying for the title for the second straight year at BMO Field.