Soccer hunk David Beckham is set to star in the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on August 24.

Beckham will join Leona Lewis who is performing at the ceremony in honor of the 2012 Olympics being held in London, England.

A source tells People that “David is going to be in the surprise finale. They always have a segment to do the handover, to showcase the next city to host the Olympics, He was very involved in the London bid to get it, and as a Londoner he is incredibly proud that the Olympics will be in London, He is passionate about it and looking forward to the games in 2012.”

The only problem could be his ever busy schedule, “if his calendar works out, he will be able to go from the L.A. Galaxy game to Beijing, t also depends on if he gets picked for the next England game, as he can go on from there.”