", Get the FREE Mirror Football newsletter with the day's key headlines and transfer news straight into your inbox. Jamie Vardy breaks silence after Rebekah's bombshell interview with Away from the pitch, Vardy is balancing commercial commitments with a new autobiography that's already making headlines. Jamie Richard Vardy, Plays forLeicester City, Fleetwood Town, Halifax Town, Stocksbridge Park Steels, Sheffield Wednesday Nah, theres just a cameraman there, Vardy says, grinning. Its in the wardrobe, says Vardy, in a manner that suggests it was never in doubt. You name it. Leicester have already beaten Club Brugge, Porto and FC Copenhagenwith Vardy winning a trademark penalty in the first of those games against the Belgian side. He is the complete opposite of somebody like Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was so obsessed with winning the Golden Boot every season that one of his first thoughts after a game was to see whether any of his rivals for it had scored. I missed out by one, he says. Billy, the French bulldog, hes sprinting in front of me. You only gave me three choices! Vardy says. Jamie Vardy Interview - Working Up From The Bottom, Champions League & Leicester City's Thai Owners Credit : ESPN FC Check them out here : http://www.espnfc.com/ Subscribe to their YouTube. 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. But Jamie Vardy isn't close to being tired of it just yet. 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. He joined The Athletic as a Senior Writer in 2019. Tom Collomosse For Mailonline And I dont score many decent goals like that, if Im honest, so thats up there in my three., A stunning goal in a memorable season for @LCFC#PL #GoalOfTheDay @vardy7 pic.twitter.com/C5I5y7c0e9, Premier League (@premierleague) December 20, 2019, Next? But thats me, Ill pick a team at the start of the season and then leave it. 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. You know what kids are like, Open the seed pack and get em all in!. When he finished that season with an international call-up, many thought his first England cap would also be his last. By posting your comment you agree to the house rules, The comments below have not been moderated, By 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., On that note, there is one last stat to run by him. 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. No-one treats me any different, which is how it should be, he says. Even when I was injured. Literally as soon as it went in I was like, Here we go, and the spontaneous celebration just appeared from nowhere. It just gives your body and your mind a complete shut-off.. I stole the ball on the halfway line and just carried on running and then managed to get it in the far corner. Its a good category to be in, especially from where Ive come from.. Ive got kids running riot at home! he says. We have to win, otherwise, there is no chance of us staying up. As a Premier League player, those lengths of the pitch are a thing of the past. Weve never totally closed the door, we made that clear, Vardy says. It's something we didn't expect to be playing in so we need to just go out there and enjoy it. To have scored 99 goals in 202 Premier League games, at an average of one every 166 minutes, is phenomenal. It's all about trying to break the line with a sharp sprint. And, put it this way, Id have never seen it coming when I was at Stocksbridge., Who could have seen any of this coming? Whats the point? he says. Vardy sniggers when I tell him that I watched all 99 of his Premier League goals the day before this interview, almost as if he wonders why anybody would want to do that. Wowzers. Jamie Vardy is making up for lost time. Im playing against centre-halves who are 6ft 4in and 6ft5in, so Im not going to win that many headers. Jamie Vardy, Leicester City's greatest-ever player, and Premier League icon, is describing his garden and the pleasure he takes in planting, digging and harvesting with his children. Well, I must have done if Ive somehow managed to be sat here on 99 goals.. In an in-depth interview with Sky Sports as part of their. 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. After scoring twice against Aston Villa in the last game before lockdown, Vardy moved onto 99, which means his 100th Premier League goal will almost certainly come behind closed doors. Oh right, I told John. Let me have a look what youve sent in. Does he play to Vardy's strengths, despite his advancing years? These days Vardy is an England international, his name is plastered across the back pages as one of the most sought after strikers in the country and, courtesy of that angled shot that flashed past David de Gea at the King Power Stadium, the 28-year-old has gone down in the record books as the first man to score in 11 successive Premier League matches. It werent happening. Its non-stop., Jamie Vardy, Leicester Citys greatest-ever player, and Premier League icon, is describing his garden and the pleasure he takes in planting, digging and harvesting with his children. I just like a laugh and a joke.. The Leicester striker, who will be 32 in . The 40-year-old wife of Jamie Vardy has given her first interview since last week's verdict. Defiant Becky, 38, hit back at claims her hubby, 34, was. 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 some of the messages were unbelievable., Roy Hodgson, who was at the United match, left a voicemail and sent a text I made sure I replied to him, Vardy says, smiling yet it was the gracious response from the man whose achievement he had just eclipsed that meant the most. He is aghast when I ask him what it is like being the famous dad on the school run. Vardy looks flabbergasted. Rebekah Vardy's new nightmare: 'She & Jamie are struggling' - Closer 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. Whats happening in life? Vardy says, breaking into laughter. Obviously to do it like that, in the last minute, meant absolutely everything.. Literally as soon as it went in I was like, Here we go, and the spontaneous celebration just appeared from nowhere. 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.. Partway through an interview the Foxes striker bounded away . Where this leads is anyone's guess. This is the top-flight all-time record and its set by a Sheffield United player, so being a Sheffield Wednesday fan Id love to beat it, says Vardy. He insists the reality isn't quite so shocking. Then it was off home, get into bed and then go to work in the morning.". Thats not to say that Vardy is the same player. But there are a lot of really good, young England forwards out there and theyd benefit more just say if I was there getting picked, Im taking one of their places. 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. 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. Following the news that Schmeichel's move had been finalised on Wednesday, the Leicester striker wrote on Instagram : "Kasper, it's been a pleasure mate. You know what that means, though, dont you? Vardy says, playing me like a central defender hes about to spin in behind. I said Alright, thats really good. Can Vardy sense that too when hes playing? In the bombshell interview, Rebekah accused Rooney of "weaponising" her fan base in what became known as the "Wagatha Christie" trial. If Im played out of position Ill always give 100%, but everyone knows I would rather play down the middle, he says. 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. Man Utd revive interest in Barcelona star De Jong, Papers: Chelsea divided on future of head coach Potter, PL Predictions: Chelsea to draw another blank vs Leeds, What is Chelsea's best XI? It is easy to forget that Vardy is 33 now, mainly because there is no sign whatsoever that age is creeping up on him. . Everything is growing in there, he says. Jamie Vardy talk about LGBTQ - YouTube Yeah. The two highest performers were the 23-year-old Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, an academy-produced midfielder, and, of course, Vardy. These days he might give himself a treat when there is a long break between games but otherwise he says that life is like groundhog day. Hes like, Yeah. Jamie Vardy has paid tribute to outgoing Leicester City goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel following his transfer to French side Nice. He is living the dream and was overwhelmed by all the congratulatory messages, which came from across the sporting spectrum and beyond. Tomatoes, raspberry plants, blackberries. I started with the kids, just giving them something to do during the day, and then I went a bit overboard, getting stuff in from Amazon. By Stuart James. 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. "Your training was to go out and do a bit of ball work, a bit of fitness and then finish off with a game. Yeah. That must mean something assuming he watched Fowler back in the day? Rightly so, thats up there. The kids, bless them, went and planted some pak choi seeds. While the story of Vardys emergence from non-league football is well-documented, it is not just how far he has come that is remarkable but that he spent so long playing so far down the pyramid. On the same day son Finley started reception. Having had to fight his way to the top, he's in no rush to give it all up. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The club recently released footage of all the goals in three parts he must have enjoyed those clips? Thats fine, I just want to see what youve sent in., Vardy smiles. Fitness has always been one of my strengths. Vardy loves scoring goals but it has never turned into a personal crusade. Leicester City FC 'Truth is' - Leicester City fans wade in on Jamie Vardy verdict Latest Leicester City news from LeicestershireLive as fans respond to pundit Gabriel Agbonlahor's comments about . All the best." That must mean something assuming he watched Fowler back in the day? His landmark goal against United came almost four years to the day since he scored in front of 768 people at Gateshead. For his part, Vardy is the third-highest scorer in Leicester's history and has defied the odds so many times. But what about the goal against West Ham at home, in the title-winning season, when he arrowed the ball into the far corner with his left foot?