David Beckham says he will play his final game with the Los Angeles Galaxy when the Major League Soccer club host Houston Dynamo in the MLS Cup match next month, but where he goes from there remains a mystery.

The 37-year-old former England captain and veteran of three World Cups notably did not mention anything about retiring from the sport.

“I’ve had an incredibly special time playing for the LA Galaxy. However, I wanted to experience one last challenge before the end of my playing career,” Beckham said yesterday.

The superstar has spent the past six seasons with the Galaxy, leading them to an MLS Cup title last season when they defeated Houston Dynamo 1-0.

Beckham and the Galaxy go for their second consecutive crown when they face the Dynamo in a repeat of last year’s final on December 1 at the Home Depot Center.

Beckham said in a statement released by the team that the game would be his last for the Galaxy, as he hopes to move on and eventually become a part-owner of an MLS team in the future.

“I don’t see this as the end of my relationship with the league as my ambition is to be part of the ownership structure in the future,” he said.

Beckham did not go into specifics about what he meant by “one last challenge” or what he plans to do next.

There have been reports out of Australia that their professional league was trying to woo him to make a move down under and there was an immediate statement of intent from Melbourne Heat with chief executive Scott Munn saying the club would make an offer.

Beckham’s name has also been linked to the Western Sydney Wanderers while the Central Coast Mariners, based north of Sydney, are similarly thought to be keen.

There has also been some interest from European clubs with Qatari-backed Paris Saint Germain having come close to signing Beckham earlier this year and he spent two short loan spells at Milan in 2009 and 2010.

A return to the Premier League in England, however, appears to be highly unlikely.