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Beckham to stay at the Galaxy

By AAP .
19 January 2012 10:36AM EST

FORMER England midfielder David Beckham will remain with the Los Angeles Galaxy for the 2012 season, the Los Angeles Times report.

The report said Beckham will announce on Thursday that he has reached an agreement on a new contract for this year.

His five-year deal worth $US32.5 million with the Galaxy expired at the end of last month.

The deal is expected to allow for a sabbatical from the MLS that would allow Beckham to play in the London Olympics, to be staged in late July and early August, during the MLS campaign.

Beckham, who will turn 37 in May, rejected an offer from French giants Paris-St Germain.

Motivation for that move is believed at least in part to be because his wife and four children enjoy living in Southern California.

Beckham won the MLS Comeback Player of the Year award last season and helped the Galaxy to the MLS Cup title.

 

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