Olympic [ Images ] Association have made David Beckham [ Images ] Britain's Olympic football captain to help sell 1.5 million unsold tickets for the 2012 London [ Images ] Games.

The organization hopes to pull more spectators to the sport by cashing in on Beckham's popularity, the Daily Star reports. A British Olympic Association official confirmed that they were "supportive" of the move.

Wenlock is the official mascot for the London 2012 Games and Mandeville is a mascot for Paralympic Games.

Earlier on Wednesday, New Queens Park Rangers (QPR) owner Tony Fernandes has revealed his interest in recruiting the LA Galaxy midfielder Beckham through a Twitter, posting.