Los Angeles: Former soccer star David Beckham will star in the documentary film "David Beckham: For the Love of the Game," which has been commissioned by the BBC. The 90-minute movie will see Beckham play soccer in seven continents, reported Variety.

The film follows Beckham, 40, on a journey to the villages of Papua New Guinea, the foothills of Nepal, the streets of Buenos Aires, the desert plains of Djibouti, the manicured pitches of Miami and the frozen wastelands of Antarctica, where he will play soccer with local people, and learn about their lives.