david beckham in anti-malaria campaign

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david beckham, the British soccer star who has previously been a brand ambassador for Adidas, Gillette and Police sunglasses has put his name to an anti-malaria campaign supplying the potentially life-saving nets to Africa.

He features in a commercial screened in the US for MalariaNoMore.org urging viewers to pledge , the cost of one net, towards the cause. The black and white advertisement shows 32-year-old David - who is moving to the US this summer after agreeing a five-year 128 million deal with Los Angeles Galaxy practicing his trademark curling free-kicks. He says: "Since I've been young, I've always practiced free-kicks. What's important is getting in to the zone- I don't change my mind. If I take a good enough free kick the goalkeeper won't stop it." The former England soccer captain then drives the ball into a goal with a missing net and it slams straight into a groundsman. A message then appears reading: "We need more nets. Mosquito nets could stop 3,000 African children dying every day." The charity commercial has been televised at peak time during hit show 'American Idol'.