Posh and Becks: Should we care?

The British are coming! The British are coming!

Actually, they've already landed. No, not in Boston Harbor. In Los Angeles.

That glow you might have noticed emanating from the West Coast last night came from the dozens of photographers' flashbulbs, all trying to snap a pic like this one of British soccer star David Beckham and his wife, Victoria (who you might remember as "Posh Spice" of the Spice Girls) as they made their "official" arrival to the US.

Let's just start with Posh: I think you know my feelings about the Spice Girls. Enough said.

I do have to admit, though, I wouldn't mind seeing a little more of this the next time the Dodgers and Mets play! (And notice the guy behind her!)

But believe it or not, though, she isn't the only reason all those cameras were clicking last night ... and she might not even be the main reason.

David Beckham is to British soccer what Michael Jordan was (and still is) to American basketball or what Tiger Woods is to golf. He can do things with a soccer ball that don't even seem natural, like "bending" his shot. (Don't ask, just go here.)

So, when he signed a $250 million deal with the L.A. Galaxy (who?) of Major League Soccer (what?), Becks and Posh seemed poised to be the next LA power couple, making quick friends with TomKat and the like.

The problem is two-fold: Beckham is 32 (that's a bit on the old side for a pro athlete) and soccer here isn't what it is in Europe. Sure, millions of kids play it here but those millions don't watch the MLS, live or on TV. He's being looked at to be the savior of MLS when his best years are likely behind him.

And Posh? Well, what's she done since the Girls broke up? Yeah ... exactly. While she's great eye-candy, she hasn't shown us much more than that.

So should we even care about this latest British invasion?

I'm just sayin'.