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Sports in brief: Beckham re-signs with MLS's Galaxy (St. Petersburg Times)

**Times wires**

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

**Soccer**

Beckham spurns big Money to remain with L.A. in MLS

LONDON -- Resisting the lure of Paris for the sake of his family, **David
Beckham** pledged his future to America's Major League Soccer on Wednesday by
signing a new two-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy.

The 36-year-old midfielder had been courted by clubs across Europe in the
months before his five-year deal ran out in December, with Paris Saint-
Germain's wealthy Qatari owners offering the most lucrative deal.

But Beckham turned down around $12 million-a-year with the French club for a
less lucrative base salary at the Galaxy, which previously paid him at least
$6.5 million-a-year.

"I've seen firsthand how popular soccer is now in the States, and I'm as
committed as ever to growing the game here," Beckham said. "My family and I
are incredibly happy and settled in America, and we look forward to spending
many more years here."

For the former England captain, whose career at Manchester United and Real
Madrid turned him into a celebrity icon, didn't lift his first trophy in the
United States until the Galaxy won the MLS Cup in November.

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St. Petersburg Times