Today started like any other. It was a quite mild day, in fact. Birds were singing (maybe, depending on your area). Then at around 2:00 CST the MLS Players Union dropped the salaries for this season. There was wailing and gnashing of teeth. Many people are usually angered when they find out their favorite players make so little or their least favorite makes so much, but let’s start with the facts. Here’s the Fire’s salaries for this season:
Chicago Fire 2017 Salaries
| Last Name | First Name | 2017 Base Salary | 2017 Guaranteed Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Name | First Name | 2017 Base Salary | 2017 Guaranteed Compensation |
| Schweinsteiger | Bastian | $5,400,000. |