I have a confession to make: I didn't post on this blog for a week. It's not you, it's me. I knew that to make a new post, I'd have to look at my old one. You know, the one about Chelsea hopefully winning their next game at Anfield in the Champions League Semi's and heading to the finals. I had to take a breather after being crushed in penalty kicks (it was a draw on aggregate after 180 mins) by two brilliant saves by the Liverpool keeper Pepe Reina.

Well, now that I'm back and have officially had 1 reader, I'd thought I'd satisfy that reader with some MLS gossip. The article has a list of the top paid MLS players and there salaries. Becks is of course on the top of the list, but Blanco is second, and that is a great thing.

David Beckham will receive more than double what any other player in MLS is getting this year and more than 50 times the average salary, according to data released by the league's players' union on Friday.

They're bringing in talent but, with the exception of Becks, not huge global stars; like those that helped ruin the financial system of the NASL (although it would've been something to see Pele and Beckenbauer on the same side against George Best!) - not that they ever really had their shit together. As long as the teams can afford it, I'm all for importing talent. This is one of many problems I have/had with the MLS, and I will rant about many, many more.

Good to see the MLS stop trying to be a crap league and start throwing some dough around!