Clint Dempsey's Sounders salary fourth-largest in MLS history

-- Sporting Kansas City star Graham Zusi got a hefty raise from the $173,812.50 in guaranteed money he was earning at the beginning of the season to

Clint Dempsey will make more than $5 million in guaranteed salary with the Seattle Sounders :: Ted S. Warren/AP

-- Sporting Kansas City star Graham Zusi got a hefty raise from the $173,812.50 in guaranteed money he was earning at the beginning of the season to $383,250.00 per year. He's now the highest-paid player at the club. Zusi's SKC and U.S. teammate, MLS Defender of the Year Matt Besler, remains the biggest bargain in MLS at $180,000.