The "Beckham," I mean Designated Player Rule states that each Major League Soccer team gets one player signing starting in 2007 whose salary will not count towards the somewhat flexible salary cap that all MLS teams have had to operate under since Day One back in 1996.

This signing right can also be traded away, so there will be cases of teams with no "Beckham" signings and others with more than one. This is my listing of those signees as they've been signed. The rule was announced November 2006, and the signees in order of signing:

January 11, 2007: the man they supposedly re-wrote the collective ownership-driven rule book for, David Beckham himself goes Hollywood MLS Press Release, and Posh has already got a reality show lined up on NBC wire report. I wonder where his net worth goes now among the soccer world, and what affect that might have on further high-quality emigrés?

January 24, 2007: Native Son Claudio Reyna returns Stateside to play for Bruce Arena again, this time with Red Bull New York MLS Press Release.

April 1, 2007: US Men's National Team nemesis Cuahtemoc Blanco is set to bring all of the pesky, and more importantly goal-scoring, weapons in his arsenal to the Chicago Fire MLS announcement.

April 17, 2007: 31-year-old Colombian international Juan Pablo Angel leaves Aston Villa in the English Premiership to take the second DP spot for Bruce Arena's RBNY MLS announcement.

August 24, 2007: 30-year-old Brazilian international Dénilson signs with FC Dallas in a free transfer (FC Dallas Add versatile Denilson) .

Players Signed By Team (updated as we know 'em, current as of August 27, 2007):

New England Revolution: Unknown

Red Bull New York: Claudio Reyna, Juan Pablo Angel (second spot received from Chivas)

DC United: Unknown

Columbus Crew: Unknown

Chicago Fire: Cuahtemoc Blanco

Toronto FC: Unknown

KC Wizards: Unknown

FC Dallas: Dénilson

Houston Dynamo: Unknown

RéAL Salt Lake: Unknown

Colorado Rapids: Unknown

Los Angeles Galaxy: David Beckham

CD Chivas USA: traded to NY through 2012 (sorry Amado Guevara)

All Articles Indexed for the Updated Topic: Denilson Signs with FC Dallas
FC Dallas Introduces Denilson | Dallas Morning News Aug 28, 07 | go to article
Denilson Brings Charisma And Experience To Dallas | Fort Worth Star Telegram Aug 28, 07 | go to article
Rate Your Designated Player (and Add Denilson To The Mix) | Houston Chronicle Aug 28, 07 | go to article
"the Denilson Deal..." | FC Dallas Updates (official blog) Aug 27, 07 | go to article
Practice Observations: Strange Days | 3rd Degree (unofficial FC Dallas Blog) Aug 27, 07 | go to article
FC Dallas Hails Denilson As Team's Biggest Addition | Yahoo Aug 27, 07 | go to article
Denilson Already Making Impact With FC Dallas | Yahoo Aug 27, 07 | go to article
Denilson At Center Of Attention At Intro | Major League Soccer Aug 27, 07 | go to article
Denilson's Price Not Right | Boston Globe Aug 26, 07 | go to article
FC Dallas Looks Forward To Denilson | Dallas Morning News Aug 25, 07 | go to article
FC Dallas Lands Brazil's Denilson | Dallas Morning News Aug 24, 07 | go to article
FC Dallas Add versatile Denilson | FC Dallas Aug 24, 07 | go to article

All Articles Indexed for the Updated Topic: Juan Pablo Angel to Red Bull New York
Writing Is On The Walls For Angel! | Birmingham Mail Aug 25, 07 | go to article

All Articles Indexed for the Updated Topic: Ronaldo to the MLS?