David Beckham: Why Staying Away from France Was Brilliant Move
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Why Staying Away from France Was Brilliant Move Quinn
Rooney/Getty Images  After English midfielder David Beckham's
five-year contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy expired, it
seemed as if there was a good chance he would go back overseas.
After declining an offer from Paris Saint-Germain, however, that
won't happen, and I think it was the right choice.  Many will
call Beckham stupid for deciding to stay in Los Angeles rather
than signing on with PSG. That is especially true since Scott
French of ESPNLosAngeles.com is reporting that the French
football club was offering him roughly $1 million per month for
18 months.  Seeing as Beckham had just come off a $32.5 million
contract with the Galaxy and made millions upon millions more
while playing in Europe previously, money likely isn't even a
consideration for him. This decision had a lot more to do with
not wanting to uproot his wife V