Ad of the Week: David Beckham builds a snowman goalie as Nespresso gets festive

Nespresso has given George Clooney a break for its Christmas campaign, signing up David Beckham for what looks like a heartstring tugger.

We meet Becks enjoying a coffee in his kitchen, where he notices the snowman outside looking sad and lonesome. A soppy John Lewis-esque soundtrack plays as the former England captain raids his kitbag to give his frozen pal a makeover – complete with a nose made from a Nespresso pod. But old habits die hard: Beckham turns the snowman into a goalkeeper, complete with Christmas light net – and, naturally, can’t resist curling a ball past him into the top corner.

It’s cute, but not too cute: Becks notices he’s out of coffee and takes Snowy’s nose back – an effective punchline of which Clooney would be proud.