Beckham, in the end, decides to stay with Galaxy

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 leading clubs across Europe in the months before his initial five-year Galaxy deal ran out in December, with Paris Saint-Germain's wealthy Qatari owners offering the most lucrative deal.

But Beckham turned down about $12 million a year with the glamorous French capital club for a less lucrative base salary with the Galaxy, which was previously paying him at least $6.5 million a year.