With the Beatles ringing in his ears and tears in his eyes, David Beckham admitted that his starring role in Paris Saint-Germain&rsquo;s French title party was the last chapter of his colourful career. <img alt="David Beckham" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/may/David-Beckham_2.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 1147px;" /> David Beckham can hardly keep his emotions in check after being substituted against Stade Brestois 29 at Parc des Princes on Saturday. PICS/Getty Images, AFP The 38-year-old former England captain, one of the most high-profile players to shuffle between football and celebrity, made his final home appearance for the Ligue 1 champions late on Saturday before heading into retirement. <img border="0" height="1" src="http://web.ventunotech.com/beacon/vtpixpc.gif?pid=1264&amp;pixelfrom=op" style="-webkit-user-select:none;border:0px;" width="1" /> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="325" id="ventuno_player" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="405"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.ventunotech.com/vtn_player_2.swf?vID=MTMzOTA1fHwxMjY0fHw0MTd8fDEsMiwx" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <embed allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" height="325" src="http://player.ventunotech.com/vtn_player_2.swf?vID=MTMzOTA1fHwxMjY0fHw0MTd8fDEsMiwx" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="405"></embed> </object> Only a bystander Although PSG have one more game left to play, next weekend&rsquo;s meaningless fixture on an unforgiving plastic pitch at humble Lorient will almost certainly see Beckham watching from the sidelines. <img alt="Victoria Beckham" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/may/Victoria-Beckham.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 379px;" /> 25 members of Beckham&rsquo;s family were present at the stadium on Saturday, including Victoria Beckham &ldquo;We have one more game officially, but it&rsquo;s a plastic surface and it was only a few years ago that I ruptured my Achilles (tendon). So whether or not I play, who knows?,&rdquo; said Beckham after PSG marked their Ligue 1 triumph with a 3-1 win over relegated Brest. Beckham, who rose from modest beginnings in east London to amass a fortune of &pound;165 million (USD 252 million, 195 million euros), has been linked with a raft of future career possibilities. <img alt="Sandra West and Harper Beckham" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/may/Sandra-West.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 416px;" /> Beckham&rsquo;s mother Sandra West and daughter Harper Beckham They range from promotional roles with PSG and China and British Sky Sports television, to buying a stake in an American club in Major League Soccer where he has already played for Los Angeles Galaxy. But, as befits a sports diplomat in the making, Beckham preferred to concentrate on the end of his brief, five-month stay with PSG rather than the unfamiliar challenges of retirement. The stadium gave him a standing ovation as he left the pitch 10 minutes from time in floods of tears at the end of an evening which had seen him handed the captain&rsquo;s armband by coach Carlo Ancelotti. He was saluted by a guard of honour from his teammates before he climbed the podium to receive his Ligue 1 title medal. Brit grit Draped in an English flag and serenaded by the Beatles&rsquo; &ldquo;Hello, Goodbye&rdquo;, a laser show accompanied a brief video highlights reel of his time with the club. It concluded with the words: &ldquo;Thank you David&rdquo;. <img alt="Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz " src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/may/Brooklyn_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 510px;" /> His sons Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruzu00a0 &ldquo;The emotions started kicking in about 20 minutes before I went off. It was hard to even run and kick the ball. And to see the reaction of the players was really special,&rdquo; he said. With 25 members of his family looking on &mdash; including his parents and wife Victoria &mdash; Beckham admitted that his own sons had already made off with the match-day souvenirs. &ldquo;The boys nicked my boots and shorts and medal,&rdquo; Beckham told Sky Sports.u00a0&ldquo;The experience has been the best. I feel so lucky to have had this profession for 20 years. It&rsquo;s very special and to go out like this, it could not be any more perfect.&rdquo; Captaincy calling Beckham said he felt humbled by being named captain.u00a0&ldquo;When the manager told me, it was really special. To be an Englishman as captain on a night which meant so much to the fans. It was an amazing gesture and I will always be thankful for it.&rdquo; Last week, Beckham had helped PSG to their first league title since 1994 with a win over Lyon, and then announced he would retire at the end of the season having captured a championship in a fourth different league &mdash; he had already succeeding with Man United, Real Madrid and Galaxy.u00a0 u00a0

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