DAVID BECKHAM & ANDY MURRAY PLAYING 'FOOTNIS' FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Football (soccer) player David Beckham and tennis player Andy Murray have decided to share a game of Footnis together at Wembley in London.

David Beckham and Andy Murray previously met with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at Number 10 Downing Street for the U.K. launch of Malaria No More, a charity “committed to ending suffering and death caused by malaria.”



Malaria causes about 250 million cases of fever and approximately one million deaths annually. For the time I was working for Air France I saw many of my colleges died of Malaria, and almost lost a close friend who nearly went into a deadly coma after a falciparum infection, which is deadly if non treated immediately. I was also infected about 8 years ago, fortunately with a non severe case of Malaria.

All it takes is a mosquito bite! And you don't even have to travel far for that. I remember that rare cases of Malaria were found in Paris airport among employees working on airstrips or opening containers, and among residents living near the airport.

It's a serious killing disease and a worthy cause, last week Ashton Kutcher celebrated his race to a million Twitter followers by writing a $100,000 check to Maleria No More.



"It’s truly incredible to think we can stop this killer disease forever and it’s such a simple thing to do. For less than the cost of a football you can protect a family from dying. I urge the UK public to get behind the Malaria No More UK campaign to save a life and make malaria no more.” David Beckham.

“This is the first global charity I’ve been involved with in this capacity and it was an easy decision. Malaria is completely preventable and stoppable but yet it still kills more children in Africa than any other single disease. We can radically change this, it is a huge opportunity and I’m urging the UK public to help save a life and get behind Malaria No More UK, a truly world-changing and life-saving initiative.” Andy Murray