World-renown pro soccer icon and husband-of-a-Spice-Girl David Beckham arrives in Hawaii to play some ball this week. He’s injury-free, rested and anxious to play.

After sitting out much of his first multi-million paycheck season with the Los Angeles Galaxy due to injuries, Beckham told the Los Angeles Times Friday that he’s hoping to redeem himself at Hawaii’s inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship tournament.

The Galaxy will be vying with three other pro-soccer teams for the championship Feb. 20 and 23 at Aloha Stadium.

"We're looking forward to going to Hawaii. It's my first time there,” Beckham told the Times.

Beckham and other players will speak at a Pan-Pacific Championship press conference, Monday at 2:45 p.m. (Hawaii time) at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Watch it live online at the Pan-Pacific Championship’s site here or Major League Soccer site here.

As for the games, you can watch them live on ESPN Classic and online at ESPN360.com.

If you’re in Honolulu for the tournament and want to see Becks, you may have to be content with a chance sighting. Beckham currently has no public appearances scheduled in town beyond games.

But we’ll let you know if that changes.

UPDATE, 2/19/08: Beckham and other PPC players will participate in a youth soccer clinic, today between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Waianae High School, 85-251 Farrington Highway, Oahu.

  

Becks is coming. Can Posh be far behind?

Multi-millionaire soccer icon and Spice-Girl-marrying Renaissance man David Beckham will be winging over to Honolulu in February to play his first-ever matches in Hawaii.

Beckham will bend it with his Los Angeles Galaxy teammates at the inaugural Pan-Pacific Championship, a professional soccer competition featuring four world-class teams. The two-day tournament kicks off with a doubleheader Feb. 20 at Aloha Stadium.

The opening game matches Beckham’s Los Angeles Galaxy with Japan’s Gamba Osaka. Current Major League Soccer Cup champs Houston Dynamo will take on a yet-to-be-determined opponent, with winners moving on to the finals, Feb. 23 at 8:30 p.m.; again at Aloha Stadium.

Also back in town to play his first major league match for a hometown crowd: Houston Dynamo striker and Oahu native Brian Ching.

Six days of Major League Soccer-sponsored festivities will kick off Feb. 18 at various locations. No word on whether Becks will be at any of these events. But you can check out the full Pan-Pacific Championship schedule and buy tickets here.

Prepare yourself with a repeat viewing of Bend It Like Beckham, or an hour with a Spice Girls CD. I recommend Spice.