Role players

FOOTIE legend Sam Allardyce reckons his next job could be a stint on Corrie, as the Daily Star revealed this week. The former England manager fancies a role as the boss of the Rovers Return. But he wouldn't be the first ex-footballer to branch out into acting. Here MEG JORSH takes a look at some of the others...

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Hard act to follow: He was famously a hard man on the pitch - and Vinnie Jones used his tough-guy image to carve out a serious acting career. The former Wimbledon midfielder played mob enforcer Big Chris in Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998). It paved the way for roles in a series of action films.

Victory lap: Brazilian icon Pelé joined a league of footie royalty in 1981 war flick Escape To Victory. He starred alongside England legend Bobby Moore and Argentina’s Osvaldo “Ossie” Ardiles, plus big Hollywood names like Michael Caine and Sylvester Stallone. The three-time World Cup winner also acted in various films in Brazil.