David Beckham has made a US TV appeal asking for nets.

For the man with access to the finest football goals in the world, at first glance it seems a bizarre request from the multi-million pound football star.

In fact, the 32-year-old is making an appeal for mosquito nets to help stop the spread of Malaria.

Appearing in the 30 second black and white clip, Becks is seen practising his free kicking skills directed at a football goal.

Becks was making his appeal on behalf of the charity www.malarianomore.org.

The disease remains the number one killer of children under five in sub-Saharan Africa, claiming more than 1 million lives a year. 350 to 500 million cases of malaria occur annually.