DAVID and VICTORIA BECKHAM will have to try again if they plan to add a daughter to their family clan - the pregnant former SPICE GIRL is expecting another boy.

Last week (ends03SEP04), the superstar pair, who are reportedly desperate to give children BROOKLYN, five, and 23-month-old ROMEO a baby sister, rushed to a clinic in Spain - where David plays soccer for top club REAL MADRID - because they couldn't wait until March (05) to learn the sex of their upcoming arrival.

And following a scan, 30-year-old pop singer Victoria immediately informed pals her baby was in fact going to be a boy, according to Britain's THE SUN newspaper.

A friend says, 'Everybody knows David and Victoria would have liked a little girl. It's fair to say they were a little disappointed, but that soon passed. They're just looking forward
to the new arrival.'