They may get creative and offer him a portion of ownership or a portion of merchandising proceeds (the way the L.A. Galaxy did with David Beckham).
Victoria Beckham did eventually rise from her seat looking deeply embarrassed and hopelessly exposed, like a naughty child made to stand in front of the entire school during morning assembly.
At the time of the initial statement, there was the offer of an appearance in a farewell friendly match but Beckham did not consider it at that stage because he felt he still had an England future.
Beckham did not rule out a return to Europe when his deal ends in November, but said his aim is to win the MLS championship with Bruce Arena's Galaxy -- now top of the league's Western Conference with only two defeats in 22 matches.
The pair stayed at the Four Seasons and ordered Chinese takeout in a box, because that's what Beckham thought people did when they came to New York City.
Against Portugal, Sol Campbell and Tony Adams both performed well, as did Graham Le Saux and while David Beckham has experienced a dip in form, he's too good a player to be left off Glenn's list.
But it was a less eventful evening for Beckham on this occasion, although he did come close to winning the tie late on with one of his trademark free kicks.
All five members of the Spice Girls were in attendance at Wednesday's first night, though Victoria Beckham's late arrival meant she did not pose for photos with her former bandmates.
Michael Jordan did a fragrance, as did Derek Jeter, Roger Federer, and naturally, soccer fashion obsessive David Beckham.
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Shilton also said he thought there was a good chance Beckham could go on to break the former keeper's overall record but did raise questions about some of the Los Angeles Galaxy player's appearances.
Beckham was a key piece to Anschutz getting a return on his investment, and he certainly did not dissappoint.
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