Jamie Vardy has proclaimed that avoiding relegation this season with Leicester City would be the biggest achievement of his career. The striker previously collected the Premier League title with the Foxes in 2016. Fast forward seven years and Leicester are now in danger of being dropped down to the Championship. "I think at this moment […]

Rochester New York FC has officially ceased operations. The third-tiered MLS NEXT Pro club only relaunched last year after a five-year hiatus. They managed to make the playoffs in their only season in the developmental league. RNYFC was previously the only independent club in the MLS Next Pro league. "It is with a heavy heart […]

London (AFP) – Jamie Vardy, a pivotal figure in Leicester's fairytale 2015/2016 Premier League title-winning campaign, extended his contract with the Foxes on Saturday until 2024. The 35-year-old former England international says he feels "like part of the furniture" at the club who he joined in 2012 from then non-league Fleetwood. He has scored 133 […]

London (AFP) – Footballers' wives Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy faced each other in the High Court Tuesday at the opening of their "Wagatha Christie" libel trial over a social media post.  The online spat between the high-profile wives of former Manchester United star Wayne Rooney and Leicester City player Jamie Vardy has escalated into […]

Burnley (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester dented Burnley's bid to avoid relegation from the Premier League as Jamie Vardy returned from injury to inspire a 2-0 win at Turf Moor on Tuesday. Brendan Rodgers' side stole the points with two goals in the last eight minutes as Vardy set up James Maddison and then netted […]

Jamie Vardy is a well-known figure in the game of soccer, having played internationally for England 26 times and forging somewhat of a goalscoring dynasty at his club side; Leicester City. The 31-year-old is by no means finished as a player, but the striker has taken steps to ensure his footballing legacy by establishing the […]

Seville (Spain) (AFP) – Misfiring Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy insists the time has long gone for the Foxes to gloat over their incredible Premier League triumph as they face up to the reality of a relegation battle. The story of Vardy's rise from non-league to Football Writers' Player of the Year honours last season […]

Middlesbrough (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester City's underwhelming season continued on Monday as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Middlesbrough that did little for either side's hopes of avoiding Premier League relegation. With Jamie Vardy completing his three-game suspension and Riyad Mahrez again disappointing, Leicester lacked a cutting edge and it was Boro […]

London (AFP) – Leicester chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha on Wednesday rated England striker Jamie Vardy's three-match ban as 'unfair'. Vardy received the suspension from the Football Association (FA) for his sending off against Stoke City at the weekend. The FA on Tuesday rejected the ailing Premier League champion's claim of wrongful dismissal which hinged upon Vardy […]

London (AFP) – Ailing Premier League champions Leicester City suffered a blow on Tuesday as England striker Jamie Vardy received a three-match ban from the Football Association for his sending off against Stoke City. The 29-year-old, who had returned to form with a hat-trick against Manchester City in the previous game, will miss matches against […]

London (AFP) – English champions Leicester City appealed on Monday against striker Jamie Vardy's red card in Saturday's ill-tempered 2-2 Premier League draw with Stoke City.  Match referee Craig Pawson infuriated the Leicester players and manager Claudio Ranieri in also booking five players in the final seven minutes of the first half — Vardy had […]

Stoke-on-Trent (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Claudio Ranieri lost Jamie Vardy and his own composure, but saw 10-man Leicester City display the spirit of champions in a 2-2 draw at Stoke City on Saturday. Daniel Amartey completed the comeback in the 88th minute as he rose between two defenders to head home a Christian Fuchs cross […]

Leicester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Jamie Vardy admitted he was relieved to end his goal drought and get Leicester back on track as the striker's hat-trick inspired a 4-2 win against Manchester City on Saturday. Vardy brought a halt to his 16-game barren run in spectacular fashion as the England international clinically converted all three […]

Sunderland (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri insists he still has faith in Jamie Vardy despite the England forward's Premier League goal drought stretching to three months. Vardy drew a blank for the 16th consecutive game as the champions' disastrous title defence suffered its latest blow with a 2-1 defeat at lowly Sunderland […]

Watford (United Kingdom) (AFP) – A two-week break from Premier League action has brought good news and bad for flagging champions Leicester City, who visit Watford on Saturday. A 2-1 defeat at home to West Bromwich Albion sent Claudio Ranieri's men into the international break just two points above the relegation zone and with injury […]