Towie star Mark Wright says he'd love to play for Sunderland
![Mark Wright in action for England during the Soccer Aid match, where Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce was his manager.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/legacy_ash_81355907.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
![Mark Wright in action for England during the Soccer Aid match, where Sunderland boss Sam Allardyce was his manager.](/img/placeholder.png)
The Only Way is Essex star was man of the match as England beat the Rest of the World in last night's Soccer Aid charity match at Manchester United#s Old Trafford stadium.
TV pundit Chris Kamara said, perhaps slightly tongue in cheek, that the Towie heart-throb had been so impressive in training that Sam Allardyce would "consider" signing him for Sunderland.
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Hide AdWright had spells with several London clubs as a youth, before playing at semi-professional level, and he showed he hasn't lost his touch by scoring the best goal of the fundraising pro-celeb match with a 25-yard free-kick.
Prompted by the Sunderland Echo's dedicated Sunderland AFC Twitter account, @sunechosafc, over whether he fancied a move to Sunderland, he replied: "I wouldn't mind, let's just say that much!!"
Fans entered into the spirit of things too, with Dorothy Forster of Houghton-le-Spring replying: "The game just changed. SoL will need prosecco on draft. Terrace full of women."