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The Designated Player Rule was primarily introduced to allow MLS teams to sign star players whose salaries would typically exceed the team's salary cap, thereby increasing the league's appeal.
Answer: True
The source explicitly states that the Designated Player Rule allows MLS franchises to sign players whose salaries or transfer fees would typically exceed the team's salary cap, with the aim of attracting star players and enhancing league appeal.
The Designated Player Rule was first adopted in Major League Soccer ahead of the 2006 season.
Answer: False
The Designated Player Rule was adopted ahead of the 2007 Major League Soccer season, not 2006.
The informal nickname 'Beckham Rule' for the Designated Player Rule originated because David Beckham was the first player to publicly criticize the league's salary cap limitations.
Answer: False
The rule is informally known as the 'Beckham Rule' because it was introduced in anticipation of MLS teams signing high-profile international players, specifically after David Beckham's negotiations to join the league, not due to his criticism.
David Beckham's initial contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 was a five-year deal worth up to $250 million in total compensation.
Answer: True
The source states that David Beckham signed a five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007, which was worth up to $250 million over five years in total compensation.
Landon Donovan, Carlos Ruiz, and Eddie Johnson were immediately classified as Designated Players when the rule was introduced in 2007 due to their high salaries.
Answer: False
Landon Donovan, Carlos Ruiz, and Eddie Johnson, despite having high salaries, were 'grandfathered in' for the 2007 season and were exempt from immediate classification as Designated Players.
Landon Donovan was the only player whose salary remained grandfathered under the exemption provision of the Designated Player Rule in 2009.
Answer: True
Landon Donovan was indeed the sole player whose 2009 salary remained grandfathered under the exemption provision of the Designated Player Rule.
Under the 2007 rule, each team initially had two Designated Player spots, which could not be traded.
Answer: False
Under the 2007 rule, each team initially had one Designated Player spot, which could be traded to another team to allow for a second DP, meaning they did not start with two untradable spots.
What is the primary objective of the Designated Player Rule in Major League Soccer?
Answer: To allow franchises to sign star players whose salaries would typically exceed the team's salary cap, enhancing league appeal.
In what year was the Designated Player Rule adopted in Major League Soccer?
Answer: 2007
Why is the Designated Player Rule informally known as the 'Beckham Rule'?
Answer: It was introduced in anticipation of MLS teams signing high-profile international players, specifically after David Beckham's negotiations to join the league.
Who was the first player signed under the Designated Player Rule, and for which club?
Answer: David Beckham for Los Angeles Galaxy
Which of the following players was NOT initially 'grandfathered in' under the Designated Player Rule in 2007, despite having a salary exceeding $400,000?
Answer: Dwayne De Rosario
Which player was the sole individual whose 2009 salary remained grandfathered under the exemption provision of the Designated Player Rule?
Answer: Landon Donovan
Under the 2007 rule, how many Designated Player spots did each team initially have?
Answer: One, with the ability to trade for a second.
In 2010, the Designated Player Rule was modified to include an expiration date, ensuring its temporary nature in MLS.
Answer: False
In 2010, a significant change to the Designated Player Rule was the removal of its expiration date, making it a permanent fixture in MLS, not a temporary one.
After the 2010 changes, Landon Donovan continued to be grandfathered under the Designated Player Rule, exempting his salary from the cap.
Answer: False
Following the 2010 changes, Landon Donovan was no longer grandfathered and was formally classified as a Designated Player, meaning his full salary would now count against the team's cap.
Following the 2010 changes, each team was allowed two Designated Player spots, and these spots could no longer be traded.
Answer: True
After the 2010 changes, each team was indeed allowed two Designated Player spots, and these spots were no longer tradable.
The New York Red Bulls received $100,000 in allocation money as compensation for the nullification of their 2007 trade for an additional Designated Player spot.
Answer: False
The New York Red Bulls received $70,000 in allocation money, not $100,000, for the nullification of their 2007 trade for an additional Designated Player spot.
What significant change was made to the Designated Player Rule in 2010 regarding its duration?
Answer: It no longer had an expiration date, making it permanent.
How many Designated Player spots were teams allowed after the 2010 rule changes?
Answer: Two, and they could no longer trade them.
What compensation did the New York Red Bulls receive due to the nullification of their 2007 trade for an additional Designated Player spot?
Answer: $70,000 in allocation money
The 2012 changes to the Designated Player Rule were prompted by concerns from clubs about the high cost of signing older, established international players.
Answer: False
The 2012 changes were primarily prompted by clubs' concerns about signing *young* international players without guarantees of their development, not the high cost of older players.
Clubs were required to purchase a third DP roster slot to accommodate Designated Players who were 23 years old and younger after the 2012 changes.
Answer: False
Clubs were explicitly not required to purchase the third DP roster slot to accommodate Designated Players who were 23 years old and younger after the 2012 changes.
A player's age for the Designated Player Rule under the 2012 changes was determined by their specific date of birth.
Answer: False
Under the 2012 changes, a player's age for the Designated Player Rule was determined by their year of birth, not their specific date of birth.
What was the main concern that prompted the 2012 changes to the Designated Player Rule?
Answer: Clubs expressed worry about signing young international players without guarantees of their development.
How was a player's age determined for the purpose of the Designated Player Rule under the 2012 changes?
Answer: By their year of birth.
Besides the Designated Player Rule, the only other way MLS teams can exceed their salary cap is by receiving special exemptions from the league commissioner.
Answer: False
In addition to the Designated Player Rule, MLS teams can exceed their salary cap through the use of allocation money, which is a mechanism to 'buy down' a player's salary budget charge or sign new players.
The Major League Soccer salary cap for the 2008 season was $2.3 million, an increase from $2.1 million in 2007.
Answer: True
The estimated team salary cap was $2.1 million in 2007 and increased to $2.3 million for the 2008 season.
Under the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement, the MLS salary cap for 2010 was $2.55 million and was set to increase by ten percent annually.
Answer: False
The 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement set the MLS salary cap for 2010 at $2.55 million, but it was set to increase by five percent annually, not ten percent.
The amount of a Designated Player's salary charged to the salary cap and paid by the league increased from $400,000 in 2007 to $415,000 in 2009.
Answer: True
The 2007 rule charged $400,000 of a DP's salary to the cap, and this amount was increased to $415,000 for the 2009 season.
Players like Shalrie Joseph and Dwayne De Rosario had guaranteed salaries exceeding the Designated Player amount, but their salary cap expense was lower due to the allocation rule.
Answer: True
The source confirms that players such as Shalrie Joseph and Dwayne De Rosario had guaranteed salaries above the Designated Player threshold, but their salary cap expense was reduced through the use of allocation money.
The salary cap charge for a team's second Designated Player in 2007 was $325,000, which increased to $335,000 in 2009.
Answer: True
The source confirms that the salary cap charge for a second Designated Player was $325,000 in 2007 and increased to $335,000 in 2009.
After the 2010 changes, the standard salary cap charge for a Designated Player was $335,000, and this amount was halved for mid-season signings.
Answer: True
Following the 2010 changes, the standard salary cap charge for a Designated Player was $335,000, and this amount was indeed halved to $167,500 for mid-season signings.
The salary cap value of Designated Players could only be reduced after the 2010 rule changes if the player transferred abroad mid-season.
Answer: False
After the 2010 rule changes, the salary cap value of Designated Players could be reduced using allocation money, in addition to recouping value if a player transferred abroad mid-season.
The 'luxury tax' for signing a third Designated Player after 2010 was $250,000, which was distributed to all MLS teams that had not signed a third DP.
Answer: True
The source confirms that the 'luxury tax' for a third Designated Player after 2010 was $250,000, and this amount was distributed equally to all MLS teams that had not signed a third DP.
Under the 2012 changes, a Designated Player over the age of 23 who joined mid-season carried a salary budget charge of $175,000.
Answer: True
The source confirms that for Designated Players over the age of 23 joining mid-season, their budget charge was $175,000, which was half the full-season charge of $350,000.
According to the 2012 rule changes, Designated Players aged 20 years old or younger counted as $200,000 against the club's salary budget.
Answer: False
Under the 2012 rule changes, Designated Players aged 20 years old or younger counted as $150,000 against the club's salary budget, not $200,000.
The budget charge for a mid-season signing of a young Designated Player (23 years old and younger) could be lowered with allocation funds after the 2012 changes.
Answer: False
After the 2012 changes, the budget charge for a mid-season signing of a young Designated Player (23 years old and younger) was fixed at $150,000 and could not be lowered with allocation funds.
The maximum budget charge for Designated Players over age 23 increased from $368,750 in 2013 to $480,625 in 2017.
Answer: True
The maximum budget charge for Designated Players over age 23 indeed increased from $368,750 in 2013 to $480,625 in 2017, as part of a progressive increase.
Clubs can use General Allocation Money or Targeted Allocation Money to reduce a player's salary against the salary cap, even if it's at a Designated Player level.
Answer: True
The source confirms that clubs can utilize General Allocation Money (GAM) or Targeted Allocation Money (TAM) to reduce a player's salary cap impact, even if their guaranteed compensation is at a Designated Player level.
Player salaries listed in the tables include all bonuses and compensation received from individual teams or their affiliates.
Answer: False
Player salaries in the tables include compensation only from their Major League Soccer contract and explicitly exclude any bonuses or compensation from individual teams or their affiliates.
Lionel Messi's guaranteed compensation for 2025 is listed as $20,446,667.
Answer: True
According to the 'Current Designated Players' table, Lionel Messi's guaranteed compensation for 2025 is indeed $20,446,667.
Hirving Lozano's guaranteed compensation as a Designated Player for 2025 is $6,035,625.
Answer: False
Hirving Lozano's guaranteed compensation for 2025 is $7,633,333. The amount $6,035,625 corresponds to Emil Forsberg's compensation.
What was David Beckham's guaranteed annual salary directly from MLS and the Galaxy as part of his initial 2007 contract?
Answer: $6.5 million
Besides the Designated Player Rule, what is another mechanism allowing MLS teams to exceed their salary cap?
Answer: Allocation money
What was the estimated team salary cap in Major League Soccer for the 2008 season?
Answer: US$2.3 million
According to the 2010 Collective Bargaining Agreement, what was the Major League Soccer salary cap for 2010?
Answer: $2.55 million
Under the 2007 Designated Player Rule, what amount of a Designated Player's salary was charged to the salary cap and paid by the league?
Answer: $400,000
What was the salary cap charge for a team's second Designated Player in 2009?
Answer: $335,000
Following the 2010 changes, what was the standard salary cap charge for a Designated Player joining mid-season?
Answer: $167,500
What was the 'luxury tax' amount for signing a third Designated Player after the 2010 changes?
Answer: $250,000
Under the 2012 changes, what was the salary budget charge for Designated Players aged 21-23?
Answer: $200,000
For a Designated Player 20 years old or younger, what was their salary budget charge according to the 2012 rule changes?
Answer: $150,000
Could the budget charge for a mid-season signing of a young Designated Player (23 years old and younger) be lowered with allocation funds after the 2012 changes?
Answer: No, this amount could not be lowered with allocation funds.
What did the maximum budget charge for Designated Players over age 23 increase to in 2017?
Answer: $480,625
According to the 'Current Designated Players' table, what is Lionel Messi's guaranteed compensation for 2025?
Answer: $20,446,667
What was the guaranteed compensation for Hany Mukhtar as a Designated Player in 2025?
Answer: $5,311,667
As of December 2019, there had been exactly 150 Designated Players in Major League Soccer history.
Answer: False
As of December 2019, there had been 209 Designated Players in Major League Soccer history, not 150.
After the 2007 season, both Eddie Johnson and Carlos Ruiz remained in MLS and were eventually classified as Designated Players.
Answer: False
After the 2007 season, Eddie Johnson moved to Fulham of the Premier League, and Carlos Ruiz was released by his club and left MLS, meaning neither remained in MLS to be classified as DPs.
The 'Years as DP' in club history tables indicates a player's entire tenure in MLS, regardless of their DP status.
Answer: False
The 'Years as DP' in club history tables specifically indicates the seasons during which a player was actively assigned as a Designated Player for that club, not their entire tenure in MLS.
Players whose names are listed in bold in the club history tables are those who have retired from MLS.
Answer: False
Players whose names are listed in bold in the club history tables are currently signed to a Designated Player contract by their respective club, not necessarily retired.
The Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny were dissolved after the introduction of the Designated Player Rule.
Answer: False
The Miami Fusion and Tampa Bay Mutiny were dissolved before the Designated Player Rule was introduced in 2007.
Cuauhtémoc Blanco was a Designated Player for Chicago Fire FC from 2007-2009.
Answer: True
Cuauhtémoc Blanco was a Designated Player for Chicago Fire FC from 2007-2009, as stated in the source.
David Villa was the first Designated Player for Orlando City SC.
Answer: False
Kaká was the first Designated Player for Orlando City SC (2014-2017), while David Villa was the first for New York City FC.
Thierry Henry was a notable Designated Player for New York Red Bulls from 2010-2014.
Answer: True
Thierry Henry was a notable Designated Player for New York Red Bulls from 2010-2014, as indicated in the source.
How many Designated Players had there been in Major League Soccer history as of December 2019?
Answer: 209
What happened to Eddie Johnson's status regarding the Designated Player rule after the 2007 season?
Answer: He moved to Fulham of the Premier League prior to the 2008 season.
Which of the following former Major League Soccer teams were dissolved before the introduction of the Designated Player Rule?
Answer: Tampa Bay Mutiny and Miami Fusion
Who was the first Designated Player for FC Cincinnati?
Answer: Fanendo Adi
Who was a notable Designated Player for D.C. United from 2018-2019, joining from Everton F.C.?
Answer: Wayne Rooney
Who is a current Designated Player for Nashville SC, having signed in 2020?
Answer: Hany Mukhtar
Who was the first Designated Player for New York City FC?
Answer: David Villa
Who was a notable Designated Player for Toronto FC from 2015-2018, joining from Juventus?
Answer: Sebastian Giovinco
The United States has contributed the highest number of Designated Players to Major League Soccer, with 57 players.
Answer: False
Argentina has contributed the highest number of Designated Players with 57, while the United States has contributed 29, making it the second-highest.
Which country has contributed the highest number of Designated Players to Major League Soccer?
Answer: Argentina
How many Designated Players have come from the United States, according to the provided data?
Answer: 29
Which country has had 18 Designated Players in Major League Soccer?
Answer: Mexico
How many Designated Players have come from both Colombia and Uruguay, respectively?
Answer: 16 each
How many Designated Players have come from England?
Answer: 10
Which of the following countries has contributed 7 Designated Players to Major League Soccer?
Answer: Germany
How many Designated Players have come from Italy?
Answer: 6
Which of these countries has contributed 4 Designated Players to Major League Soccer?
Answer: Denmark