20 Most Disgustingly Over-Paid Football Players

7. Clint Dempsey - Seattle Sounders

Water comes off the head of Seattle Sounders' Clint Dempsey as he heads the ball against the Los Angeles Galaxy during an MLS soccer match, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Rating: £82,000

The American is the highest paid MLS player, picking up more in a year than 15 of the 19 teams in the league spend on total wages. Yes he's valuable but is that sort of structure breaking really worth 15 goals a season?

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