Beckham has 'exciting options' next season

Los Angeles Galaxy football midfielder David Beckham said on Tuesday that he had "exciting options on the table" after he leaves the team next month.

His six-season stint in US Major League Soccer will end with a December 1 MLS (Major League Soccer) Cup match against the Houston Dynamo.

The English midfielder was not specific about where he might end up next, deflecting questions about every destination from Australia and China to France and Britain.

While discussing his future in the most oblique terms, Beckham only confirmed he would not move to New York or any other MLS team.

"We haven't decided, as a family, what happens next because, you know, because Victoria (Beckham) knows that my full focus right now is on the final in ten days and after that, we'll decide," Beckham said.

"But you know, we have a few exciting options on the table and but like I said, we haven't decided yet."

The former England captain announced his decision to his LA Galaxy team mates earlier on Tuesday, although coach Bruce Arena and star Landon Donovan already knew about his departure.

"It's something I've been thinking about for the last couple of months and I came to the decision a few weeks back. I thought it wasn't the right time to announce it a few weeks ago," Beckham said.

"But I feel now that we've reached the MLS (Major League Soccer) Cup Final, the MLS (Major League Soccer) Cup Final is going to be in our own stadium in front of our own fans and I felt it was the right time to do so."

After two strong MLS seasons largely free from major injuries, Beckham said he was leaving Los Angeles because he had reached his goals at Galaxy.

"On the first (of December) will be three finals in six years, to have won a championship last year and hopefully win another championship this year, you know, I felt it was the right time and I felt that I've achieved everything that I wanted to achieve," he said.

Beckham agreed to a two-year contract extension with the Galaxy last January after completing his initial five-year deal, but revealed the second year of his deal was a mutual option.