Yeah, I joined a league. After three long months, Jamie Vardy is thinking about what it will be like to finally get back to playing football again. I come home and Im a family guy. Excerpts from an interview Mrs Vardy gave to the Daily Mail, published the day after Mrs Rooney's online allegation, were read to the court. His ratio is also better than those of Andy Cole and Fowler, never mind all those other names mentioned above. I was quite happy with that, he reflects. Thats just me. After telling him there was no need to sign up for anything when I clicked on the link, I ask why he didnt get in touch with the club and request a login. Talking from his home in Lincolnshire for more than an hour, he has been contemplating the prospect of scoring his 100th Premier League goal in between admiring his allotment. No. The two players you mentioned do they have to keep playing? Try a week on us. ", Some of the tastier morsels in Vardy's book reference his habit of sipping port on the night before matches and an earlier penchant for drinking skittles vodka. Tom Collomosse For Mailonline On top of that, Vardy is producing his own fruit and veg, rather than alcohol, and enjoying putting on school lessons for his children. I think Ive adapted my game for the better. You know what kids are like, Open the seed pack and get em all in!. We had loads of shuttle runs that we had to do, so Id just set them up in the garden, which is not advisable when youve got dogs, Vardy says. At 34, the Leicester City striker is still razor sharp in front of goal - even if he now cuts a much more relaxed figure at home, Leeks, corn, sweet peas, plus the pumpkins are getting ready because Halloween is coming and the kids pick their own from the garden. Thats not to say that Vardy is the same player. I think thats exactly what family does to you, he says. Only 20 more for the 100. 'You can never write Jamie off because he still has that hunger, that drive, and that desire. Listening to Vardy rowing back over his story it is hard not to smile at how much his world has been turned upside down. Im still running to the stand and celebrating, I dont care if its empty or not! Its a competitive game, youve scored, you need to still show emotion. A rare audience with Vardy comes courtesy of Lego Duplo, his latest endorsement. 11th January 2019. It werent happening. Now, he looks and sounds totally content. Little more than 24 hours later Adrian Butchart, the British screenwriter and the man behind the Goal! How many of his 99 goals does he think have come against the big six clubs? Let me have a look what youve sent in. Rightly so, thats up there. As for Vardy, hes going to have to put up with people talking about his goalscoring record an awful lot in the days to come. Vardy, it is worth remembering, was still playing non-League football at the age of 25 and didnt make his first top-flight appearance until he was 27. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. No. Regarded as one of the best strikers in the world at his peak, Vardy is known for his prolific goalscoring aided by his movement, explosive pace, clinical finishing and tactical proficiency. On top of that, Vardy is producing his own fruit and veg, rather than alcohol, and enjoying putting on school lessons for his children. We dive a little deeper into the life of a man who retains a remarkable sharpness, given the occasionally dubious refuelling habits of previous years. His weight hardly changes irrespective of what he eats Im always between 11st 3lb and 11st 6.5lb (71.2kg to 72.8kg) and he has lost none of his pace. Rebekah Vardy 'disappointed' by Wagatha Christie verdict, Rebekah Vardy has claimed that Coleen Rooney "weaponised" her fan base. Fucking hell, here we go Vardy says, laughing and shaking his head. Can Vardy sense that too when hes playing? You know what that means, though, dont you? Vardy says, playing me like a central defender hes about to spin in behind. The routine is working so far. I dont think Ive ever properly thought (before a game) about a celebration., What about that ridiculous one at Crystal Palace earlier in the season? Surely sometime soon he will become king of the 30-something goalscorers, and at the current rate he might get there before the harvest season begins in earnest in his back garden. With the Champions League to contend with, he'll need them too. But the way I saw it was, especially with West Brom the year we stayed up, if it wasnt for that little run that we went on at the end of the season, then the 11 (straight) wouldnt have happened., Ive always been that split-personality kind of guy, Vardy says. Three, three, three recurring.. You have doubts? I can do all the long-distance runs. I just like a laugh and a joke.. Rodgers knows today's Vardy is not the player he inherited when he became Leicester manager four years ago, and who was the Premier League's top scorer in Rodgers' first full season. Jokes aside, Vardy must take some personal satisfaction from his record and the way that he has proved people wrong. Potter's 600m problem, F1 is back for 2023: When to watch Bahrain GP live on Sky Sports F1, Klopp, Ten Hag ask for 'tragedy chanting' to end ahead of Liverpool vs Man Utd, Klopp: Liverpool vs Manchester United is 'the derby', Odegaard's 'helicopter vision' for Arsenal explained, Claudio Ranieri says he's fine with Vardy's pre-match routine, Vardy scored 24 goals as Leicester won the Premier League title last season. I was like, Ive not got time for that.. Jamie Richard Vardy, Plays forLeicester City, Fleetwood Town, Halifax Town, Stocksbridge Park Steels, Sheffield Wednesday Although Vardy would happily brush over all the talk about being on the verge of scoring a landmark goal and joining an exclusive club, it is an achievement that deserves more attention than that. While centre-back Maguire was engaging in a sit-down interview with the national press on Friday, Vardy piped up with a question of his own. Making sure you eat the right things and you are recovering right, he says, you have got to just prepare for each game like its your last. He was a working-class lad from Sheffield who pursued a dream that he thought was over when his childhood club Sheffield Wednesday rejected him. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. When we provided our Guest Editor Ant Middleton with a list of names to interview, it was Jamie Vardys that jumped off the page. But youve not signed up to the LCFC TV thing, have you? Vardy fires back. The rest of the time he is a different character. I remember at school we went to an army camp for a day. Ill probably be the only person to ever do it (like this)! he says. Does he ever leave himself out? Ive got hardly anything, he says. 33.3. Not judging by his performance in the clubs pre-season which includes a nausea-inducing "single-double-single high intensity interval running test", known to the players as the SDS test. We have to win, otherwise, there is no chance of us staying up. Or, to put it another way, as many as Harry Kane, Wayne Rooney and Raheem Sterling put together. So I'd be doing a different drill to the centre-midfielders. It gives them that little sense of life. The chairman must be crackers, Vardy says. He tears across the turf chasing lost causes and is one of those rare players blessed with stamina as well as searing pace. For his part, Vardy is the third-highest scorer in Leicester's history and has defied the odds so many times. If the current circumstances do not change, both player and club may have a decision to make in the summer. The one I saw when Leicester put it out, said, Watch all of Vardys 99 goals here, part 1. Ill be honest, I tried clicking on it, to take me back in time, and it said I had to sign up to some LCFC TV thing. But when I take one step over that white line, Im just someone else., Although wiser as well as older when it comes to how he chooses to live his life away from the game now, he is still the same person around his team-mates. Come Saturday he will be closing-down Manchester City defenders in the usual frenetic fashion. The oldest, Megan, whom Vardy has adopted, has just begun sixth form. Jamie Vardy has paid tribute to outgoing Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel following his transfer to French side Nice. Can Vardy sense that too when hes playing? But the way I saw it was, especially with West Brom the year we stayed up, if it wasnt for that little run that we went on at the end of the season, then the 11 (straight) wouldnt have happened., Ive always been that split-personality kind of guy, Vardy says. Weve never totally closed the door, we made that clear, Vardy says. I should press when we know weve got a chance of winning the ball. As Vardy pictures that scene and laughs, it feels like a reminder of just how much his life has altered since the days when he would sit at home on his own of an evening and empty packets of Skittles into a three-litre bottle of vodka. Yeah. That one is there just because of what it meant. "We've not really had a day off," says Vardy. Something went wrong, please try again later. Oh right, I told John. It didnt bother me one bit.. The only surprise was that they weren't anticipating the run. In the aftermath of Leicester City's dramatic 2021 FA Cup final triumph, Jamie Vardy inadvertently made himself the centre of attention. If Im played out of position Ill always give 100%, but everyone knows I would rather play down the middle, he says. With Ruud van Nistelrooy holding the record before, you cant get much better than that it was a brilliant message from him., Vardy also received a signed shirt from his team-mates and said in a post-match interview that it would end up in a frame or his wardrobe depending on the messages. Jamie Vardy was on the verge of quitting professional football to become a party rep in Ibiza before management at Leicester City persuaded him to stay put. "There was a bit of time in the summer when I got the opportunity to relax and think about what's happened. It seems a little surprising he didnt pick his record-breaking goal against Manchester United in November 2015, when he became the first player to score in 11 successive Premier League games. To have scored 99 goals in 202 Premier League games, at an average of one every 166 minutes, is phenomenal. Leicesters Jamie Vardy says he made sure he replied to the England manager Roy Hodgsons congratulatory message after scoring in an 11th straight Premier League match. Maths was his favourite subject at school by a distance and, according to Vardy, he was flying when it came to teaching decimals and fractions to his children during lockdown. His ratio is also better than those of Andy Cole and Fowler, never mind all those other names mentioned above. It just gives your body and your mind a complete shut-off.. You name it. Jamie Vardy was taken away from his post match interview with BT Sport by Kasper Schmeichel so he could join in Leicester City's FA Cup winning celebrations. Im a lot different but Ive still got that (old) me in me, he says, casting his mind back to the afternoon when he scored that first Premier League goal against Manchester United to gauge his development. "I was training twice a week on a miserable, cold night," explains Vardy. Rebekah Vardy recently lost a libel battle against Coleen Rooney in the "Wagatha Christie" trial before giving a bombshell interview and husband Jamie has broken his silence for a departing teammate. Its all right, my teacher has already marked it. Youre not going to if youre on your own. Vardy likes numbers, as long as they have nothing to do with his goals. A lot of them., So a third of them, says Vardy. We were saying before the game, We need to win. Asked why he thinks hes become more prolific with age, especially during the last couple of season, Vardy points to the appointment of Brendan Rodgers 16 months ago. I just remember I started getting a bit of stick towards the end for some reason, and it was all from that end, their main home end. I just remember I started getting a bit of stick towards the end for some reason, and it was all from that end, their main home end. A Premier League winners' medal, appearances at both Euro 2016 and in the Champions League, and now a Ballon d'Or nominee. Nah. "Kids love. Im thinking, You lairy git youre making me look bad here! Then Id turn and hed turn sharply and decide to just run into my legs while Im running., Gardening has presented challenges of a different sort and, by the sound of things, Vardy is hooked. Schmeichel has moved to the south of France for a reported 1million, having spent a decade playing alongside Vardy at the King Power Stadium. It's been a busy time but Vardy remains calm. Its not too bad, is it? he says, listening to those names as they are read aloud. Rebekah Vardy was asked an interview she gave to the News Of The World about her claimed sexual encounter with singer Peter Andre. In an in-depth interview with Sky Sports as part of their 'Making it . His weight hardly changes irrespective of what he eats Im always between 11st 3lb and 11st 6.5lb (71.2kg to 72.8kg) and he has lost none of his pace. Its often overlooked that after scoring his first Premier League goal, against Manchester United in September 2014, it took Vardy another 22 games and six months to get his second. 111. Talking from his home in Lincolnshire for more than an hour, he has. But when I take one step over that white line, Im just someone else., Although wiser as well as older when it comes to how he chooses to live his life away from the game now, he is still the same person around his team-mates. . Jamie Vardys excellent volley in #lcfc's 4-1 victory over West Brom has won the Carling @PremierLeague Goal of the Month for March! Getting married and having kids is brilliant. Vardy also has another daughter, Ella, from a previous relationship. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. My agent, John (Morris), mentioned it at the start of the season because hes like you he likes mentioning things. The post was Vardy's first public statement since his wife, Rebekah, spoke publicly in a bombshell interview about her recent court case with Coleen Rooney. A former professional footballer with Swindon Town, Stuart James went onto spend 15 years working for The Guardian, where he reported on far too many relegation battles to mention, one miraculous Premier League title triumph and a couple of World Cups. So, like, when Im at football, its opposite to how I am here. But he must know that defenders hate coming up against pace more than anything else? By I think we had Liverpool and then Man City and everybody was saying, This is when theyll falter. Rodgers even talked about the gasp in the crowd from opposition fans when Vardy breaks clear and the sense that people know that if hes away, its virtually going to be a goal. It took a 27-year-old Vardy all of three games to open his Premier League account by scoring Leicester's fourth goal in a dramatic 5-3 win against United. After Dunne comes Stan Mortensen, who scored in 15 consecutive appearances for Blackpool in the 1950-51 season, although on two separate occasions during that run he missed games through injury. Stocksbridge Park Steels, the non-league club where Vardy rebuilt his career after rejection by Sheffield Wednesday at the age of 16, plan to name a 450-seater stand after him. Fitness has always been one of my strengths. Reel off facts and figures concerning his scoring record and you get the impression he would rather go back to discussing pak choi than hear he has a better minutes-per-goal ratio than Robbie Fowler. She added: "No one would do something so sinister knowing that they were weaponising a fan base against someone. By Stuart James. Gardening is a new hobby for the Premier Leagues top scorer something that was taken up during lockdown while being a part-time mathematics teacher and losing running races on his back lawn. After agreeing to differ, we move on to the third goal and Vardy has walked right into this one. , Congrats, @vardy7! We know weve got to finish it off. Adam Bate met up with the fairytale finisher to discover the secrets to his training regime and why Kevin Phillips could be his inspiration (yes, really) Jamie Vardy is early for our interview. Jamie Vardy is making up for lost time. I missed out by one, he says. The gaffer has helped me a lot. Their wedding takes place in May, which is earlier than originally planned because of the possibility that Vardy will be in Englands squad for the European Championship finals. Jamie Vardy, the striker who never rests, the non-league footballer turned England international, and the top Englishman among Premier League goalscorers last season, is strolling round the lobby . I decided to start flapping my arms like an eagle., Vardy celebrates like an eagle against Palace (Photo: Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images). So theres no escape for Harry Maguire, who has made the journey from Leicester to Russia with Vardy. Yeah, but thats more when youve got a bit of time to properly concentrate. Whatever they choose. We are always out there together and what we grow gets brought into the house and used. Both underdogs, both not 'm. Ive seen loads of him, the goals that he scored. But youve not signed up to the LCFC TV thing, have you? Vardy fires back. But Ive definitely benefitted from getting a full summer, relaxing, just completely clearing your head. For example, if theres a packet of crisps, youre going to eat them. Does he play to Vardy's strengths, despite his advancing years? Everything is growing in there, he says. But Jamie Vardy isn't close to being tired of it just yet. Whats the point? he says. By his own admission, he didnt cope particularly well with the demands of professional football in his first season at Leicester and ended up searching for answers in all the wrong places mostly nightclubs. Rebekah Vardy has spoken out in her first interview since losing her Wagatha Christie libel trial last month.. Reel off facts and figures concerning his scoring record and you get the impression he would rather go back to discussing pak choi than hear he has a better minutes-per-goal ratio than Robbie Fowler. And, to be fair, I saw the replay of the goal and you can actually see a couple of Man U fans clapping.. Well, I must have done if Ive somehow managed to be sat here on 99 goals.. He talks about the values instilled at their local primary school and also the conversations he has had with Becky about bringing their children up the right way. My agent, John (Morris), mentioned it at the start of the season because hes like you he likes mentioning things. 'When I came here in 2019 people were writing him off and we've had a fantastic few years out of him. Its not too bad, is it? he says, listening to those names as they are read aloud. These are strange times for a former factory. But thats me, Ill pick a team at the start of the season and then leave it. Ive not got a clue where that came from. But with the team having overachieved so sensationally last term, it should be little cause for alarm. His latest against Norwich City took him to within seven of a longstanding Premier League record held by Ian Wright, who has scored the most goals of any player in the competitions history after turning 30. Gardening is a new hobby for the Premier Leagues top scorer something that was taken up during lockdown while being a part-time mathematics teacher and losing running races on his back lawn. Jamie Vardy accompanied his wife at court on Tuesday 6. One a year. While Vardy jokes that he'd "probably still gamble" on winning a flick-on from the likes of Musa or Shinji Okazaki as well as Slimani and Leonardo Ulloa, they are all very different strike partners. So he does think highly of himself after all. A Premier League winners' medal, appearances at both Euro 2016 and in the Champions League, and now a Ballon d'Or nominee. You want to score as many as possible, but I dont think you look at the ratios, how many games its taken, minutes-wise thats for stattos.. One of the greatest strikers the Premier League has ever seen, Vardy has made a career from defying expectations. It is a measure of how much his attitude towards fitness has changed that he has a cryotherapy chamber at home to aid his recovery between training and matches. We had loads of shuttle runs that we had to do, so Id just set them up in the garden, which is not advisable when youve got dogs, Vardy says. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright . Vardy pauses for a moment and chuckles as he finds a silver lining. Yeah. A club legend like Vardy, the 35-year-old Dane heads to Nice with well wishes from the entire of Foxes family, as chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha added: "Throughout his time with us and particularly as a captain and vice-captain, Kasper has always been a player willing to stand up and take responsibility, leading the team with distinction. And it's like, 'no, surely this is not real. These are strange times for a former factory worker from Sheffield. This is not a rarity for Maguire, nicknamed Slabhead or Breezeblock at City, who is often the victim of Vardys mickey-taking. Yet he comes across as fiercely proud of his roots Thats made me the person I am and says that the former Fleetwood team-mate who described him as someone who doesnt care whether hes on two grand or two quid was spot on. Riyad (Mahrez) dinked it over the top and from the moment that ball started coming over, Im timing myself thats me getting ready to make sure that its as natural a contact as I could get. He's already a Premier League winner anyway and turns 30 this January. Leicester, who are on course to qualify for the Champions League next season as football resumes this week, have reaped the rewards of that decision, too. "I'd read the words and you know when you read something, and it's like reading it about someone else. Leicester, who are on course to qualify for the Champions League next season as football resumes this week, have reaped the rewards of that decision, too. I think Ive adapted my game for the better. ", Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. It is easy to forget that Vardy is 33 now, mainly because there is no sign whatsoever that age is creeping up on him. In an interview with The Athletic back in November, he described him as everything I want in a striker. But each step of the way, the exposure to better training methods has helped make the rise seamless. He got another from Claudio Ranieri and says: Hes had it printed out with his nickname for me, which cant be repeated., BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist, record-breaking goal against Manchester United, Vardys rags-to-riches tale into a Hollywood movie, the non-league club where Vardy rebuilt his career, caught making a racist remark in a casino. No-one treats me any different, which is how it should be, he says. Obviously to do it like that, in the last minute, meant absolutely everything.. Now, he looks and sounds totally content. Because the Man United fans were singing Ruud van Nistelrooy, I said: Me, me, all effing me Live on Sky. Lancashire Police said his death was "not being treated. I stole the ball on the halfway line and just carried on running and then managed to get it in the far corner. "It . Vardy loves scoring goals but it has never turned into a personal crusade. Vardy has had his problems in the past, including an unsavoury incident in the summer, which he deeply regrets and apologised unreservedly for after he was caught making a racist remark in a casino, but he is determined to stay on the right path now. But at any time I think its good to have that threat up top because anything can happen it can be a Kasper (Schmeichel) long ball and its a goal in four seconds or, like I said, its keeping players away so that one of the other lads scores when weve just built the play up.. As a parent you fully support it and back them all the way. He mentions with fatherly pride that his daughter Sofia has expressed an interest in learning the violin. I knew even when I went back to training that theyd definitely save maths for when I got home, he says. Jamie Vardy's route into professional football is anything but normal and so too is the Leicester City striker's matchday diet. TV Life Magazine September 24 2017 Gemma Atkinson Cover and large interview with portraits. Last Sunday, Vardy's former strike partner at Halifax Town, James Dean, was found dead in Oswaldtwistle, having been missing for four days. Follow Stuart on Twitter @stujames75. In fact, it sounds like hes been teaching the teachers. Obviously to do it like that, in the last minute, meant absolutely everything.. Gemma Collins' faceplant got an unlikely mention Mrs Vardy appeared to concede that, in a WhatsApp message that was read to the court,. Hell do. You see people who play it and they proper get right into it, looking at all the stats and everything. If he is disheartened at the current situation, it is understandable. I need to calm down a bit, he says, smiling and burying his head in his hands. Vardy says Rodgers has helped him to press better (Photo: James Williamson AMA/Getty Images), Its about keeping that energy and that mindset so youre ready to (he clicks his fingers) fully go 100 per cent when you know that there is a chance to win the ball, rather than trying to do that when there is a 10 per cent chance of winning the ball.. You have to be as normal as possible.