David Beckham gets quite the sendoff as retirement nears. (Michael Regan/Getty Images)

In his final game after announcing his retirement last week, English soccer star David Beckham was removed in the 82nd minute and given a memorable send-off.

Visibly in tears throughout the moment, Beckham — playing for Paris-Saint Germain in their last home match of the season — was embraced by teammates as the match temporarily stopped and then thrown into the air in celebration.

Beckham, 38, played for 20 years for seven different professional teams, including Manchester United and the MLS’ Los Angeles Galaxy, as well as the British national team.

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David Beckham has announced that he will donate all of his salary from playing with Paris Saint-Germain to a children’s charity, according to a report from Sky News. The 37-year-old midfielder signed a five-month deal with the French Ligue 1 team and was presented by the club during a news conference on Thursday.

“I won’t receive any salary, we have decided my salary will go towards a local children’s charity in Paris and that is one of the things we are very excited and proud to do,” he said. ”I am very lucky to have earned what I have earned throughout my career.”

Beckham left the L.A. Galaxy after six years with the team, and reportedly received several lucrative offers to play for clubs around the world. Beckham was drawn to PSG in part by the team’s manager, Carlo Ancelotti, who was in charge at AC Milan while Beckham was on loan to the Italian team.

Beckham playing for free during 5 months with playing contract at PSG – cash going to Paris children's charity—
Rob Harris (@RobHarris) January 31, 2013

Beckham says 5-month deal with PSG won't necessarily be his last contract: "I want to continue playing as long as possible"—
Rob Harris (@RobHarris) January 31, 2013

Rumors that David Beckham will return to AC Milan are moving through the Italian press and Twitter, conflicting with earlier reports that the Italian club had declined to sign the English football star.

Beckham, who recently finished his run with Major League Soccer”s Los Angeles Galaxy, played for Milan on loan in 2009 and 2010. Reports in the English-speaking press have cited the Italian sports daily La Gazzetta dello Sport.

British tabloids The Daily Mail and The Daily Mirror, among others, previously reported that the Serie A club turned down Beckham’s wish to end his career in Italy.

The 37-year-old midfielder was reportedly in talks with as many as 13 teams.

David Beckham has offers from several teams but is in no rush to make a decision about where he will play next. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

David Beckham has several “serious proposals” from clubs around the world, but the former L.A. Galaxy midfielder and England captain is in no rush to make a decision, according to a report from the Associated Press:

A “host of clubs” have come in with offers for Beckham, according to a statement by his management company issued to The Associated Press on Thursday, but it remains “early days in the process.”

“David is in no hurry to make a decision, the key is making the right one as he has always done successfully in his career,” the statement said.

Beckham left the Galaxy after five years with the team and an MLS cup victory on Dec. 1. He has also played for Manchester United (1993-2003), Real Madrid (2003-2007) and on loan for AC Milan (2009, 2010). Offers have reportedly come in from clubs in France, Australia and Asia. Beckham, 37, said a return to the EPL was unlikely, as is a move to Australia’s A-League.

English soccer icon David Beckham on Friday told reporters in Los Angeles that he is not the right person to light the Olympic flame to open the London Games.

“I’ve always said, lighting the torch in the stadium is something that should be done by an Olympian … who has done incredible things for our country and won gold medals,” Beckham said.

Beckham had been angling for one of the three overage spots on Great Britain’s Olympic soccer team, but he was officially left off the squad late last month. Still, he plans to be ever present in his role as an Olympic ambassador.

“At the end of the day, I’ll be there to support the GB team,” he said. “It’s going to be a proud moment to be there and know that I was part of bringing the Olympics to the East End of London.”

International soccer superstar and former England team captain David Beckham was not selected to represent his home country in the 2012 London Olympics.

Surprised David Beckham won't be on Team GB at Olympics, considering he wanted it badly. LA Galaxy can certainly use him, though.

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Grant Wahl (@GrantWahl) June 28, 2012

The Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder helped bring the Olympics to London when the city was selected to host the event in 2005. He made head coach Stuart Pearce’s top 35 but failed to make the final 18.

In a statement to the Associated Press, Beckham stated his disappointment with the snub.

“Everyone knows how much playing for my country has always meant to me, so I would have been honored to have been part of this unique Team GB squad,” the 37-year-old Beckham said Thursday. “Naturally I am very disappointed, but there will be no bigger supporter of the team than me. And like everyone, I will be hoping they can win the gold.”

Los Angeles Galaxy superstar, David Beckham, was unhappy about his half-time substitution during Saturday’s loss against the New England Revolution, according to The Daily Mail.

‘I’m sure he is not pleased about it,’ head coach Bruce Arena told the paper. ‘But that’s not the issue in the game. The issue in the game was that 11 players from New England soundly outplayed 11 players from the Galaxy.

‘I don’t [know] of any players that would be happy about coming out at half-time. I just felt we needed a little bit more.

‘We needed to make a change in the midfield. It was purely a coach’s decision.

‘I couldn’t change 11 players. That’s what I told the team at half-time. If I had 11 substitutions, I would have considered that. I can’t give you all the answers right now, that’s for sure. It wasn’t good.’

After last season Beckham, seriously considered making the move back to Europe and signing with  Saint Germain of Paris. The L.A. Galaxy has lost two of their three opening games and Beckham has contributed just two assists and nine shots.

Last season, Beckham started 38 games taking 43 shots and converting two of them to goals, but he did have 16 assists. While playing in the MLS he has won the MLS Supporters Sheild in 2010, 2011 and MLS Cup in 2011.

David Beckham is close to agreeing to a deal that will return him to the Los Angeles Galaxy, according to Martin Rogers of Yahoo! Sports.

David #Beckham close to agreeing a deal that will see him return to the @LAGalaxy. Announcement expected later this week or early next.

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Martin Rogers (@mrogersyahoo) January 17, 2012

Beckham’s five-year contract with the club expired this year.

Beckham, 36, won the MLS Comeback Player of the Year award this season. He tallied a career-high 15 assists, which was second overall in the MLS, after suffering an Achilles tendon tear in 2010.

David Beckham has been named the 2011 MLS Comeback Player of the Year, according to MLSSoccer.com. The voting was conducted by MLS management, media and players.

Beckham narrowly defeated D.C. United player Charlie Davies, who recovered from life-threatening injuries to play this season.

The LA Galaxy midfielder recovered from a devastating Achilles tendon tear in 2010. Beckham went on to tally a career best 15 assists, which ranked second overall in the league. The Galaxy went 10-1-3 when Beckham scored or assisted.

The 36-year-old player has led his team to a MLS Cup Championship title game versus the Houston Dynamo to be played on Nov. 20.