If you’re a 14-year-old girl or preening metrosexual circa 2003, tomorrow’s event at the White House is for you. David Beckham, the glammest soccer player in the history of the sport, is visiting.

Actually, so’s the rest of his team, as the Los Angeles Galaxy, as a reward for winning the 2011 Major League Soccer championship, gets the customary White House visit for athletic champions. OK, it’s a reward for an entire team, not a single player, but let’s be honest, many cameras will follow the English superstar and noted Spice Husband.

But tomorrow’s visit isn’t just a photo-op for the Galaxy, who beat D.C. United on March 19. After the picture-taking is done, first lady Michelle Obama will host a soccer clinic for kids on the White House South Lawn featuring members of the Galaxy and a handful of United players, too. The clinic is sponsored by United’s nonprofit arm, United for D.C., a program that brings the game to nearly 700 kids around the District, according to a DCU press release.

And as much as we’d like to mock Beckham, who spends his offseason palling around with the likes of Tom Cruise and Will Smith, the 37-year-old is worthy of some praise, says DCist soccer analyst Pablo Maurer:

His effect on the league has been nothing short of spectacular. Just this past weekend the Montreal Impact and LA Galaxy played in front of a crowd of [more than] 60,000—a Canadian record for attendance at a soccer match. He has raised the profile of MLS significantly—prior to 2007 most people in the states had little if any knowledge about there being a professional soccer league in their country.

While Maurer notes that Beckham’s on-field performance has always been met with mixed reviews, especially as he’s entered the later years of his career, “he put many critics to rest last year by winning a title [and] leading the league in assists.” Even this season, Beckham has show he’s still capable of exciting playmaking, as with this well-placed free kick against Montreal on Saturday.

Then again, Maurer says, it is David Beckham:

All of those things are great but one point remains: David Beckham is a huge douchebag. It’s hard to get over. Yes, yes, he’s got that charm, the good looks, that accent. But before you load into a cab bound for the Red Derby with him, consider this. Just as you order your first combo, he’ll reveal that he’s the kind of guy who has made himself into Jesus in one of his tattoos. Maybe he’ll share with you some great stories about how he almost single-handedly destroyed the Galaxy for three years. I mean, he made noted American footballer/male pattern baldness sufferer/cyborg Landon Donovan (who will also be at the White House) angry. Who knew that dude even had feelings? I was at Beckham’s MLS debut—at RFK Stadium. It was sold out, one of the few times I’ve seen the stadium full to the gills. I appreciated that, but also didn’t appreciate being surrounded by shrieking 11-year-old girls. My highlight from that evening was a banner that the Screaming Eagles held up on the far side of the pitch. It read: “WE SING BETTER THAN YOUR WIFE.” And it’s true.

Man, though. He’s so hot.