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BBC News
a day ago
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- BBC News
🎧 Having a party - the rise of Vardy
With the Jamie Vardy party at Leicester City now over, the striker's remarkable journey to becoming the greatest Foxes goalscorer of all time has been chronicled by BBC Radio winger Marc Albrighton, who won the Premier League title and lifted the FA Cup alongside the England forward, joins Leicester City commentator Owynn Palmer-Atkin in hosting the five-part one starts at the beginning of Vardy's remarkable football journey and the disappointment of being released by boyhood club Sheffield Wednesday as a time playing for a college team after that was followed by a life-shaping spell at Stocksbridge Park Steels – where he played for six months with an electronic tag on his ankle after being convicted of assault.A 6:00pm curfew that was also imposed on Vardy meant the first two occasions that Neil Aspin went to try watch the forward during his time as Halifax boss, he wasn't there because both matches were evening kick-offs."From first seeing him, I knew he was a player we had to sign," Aspin cost the West Yorkshire club £15,000 to get a player that would go on to score 145 Premier League goals and net seven times in 26 internationals for also tells the story of Vardy coming close to scoring a hat-trick of hat-tricks in one week of his one season with Halifax, which earned him a move to then non-league side Fleetwood was his golden-boot winning exploits with the Cod Army, which helped them win promotion to the English Football League for the first time in 2011-12, that made Vardy the first non-league player to cost £1m when he then joined Championship club Walsh, Leicester City's former head of recruitment, talks about how they landed the future star's signature when Southampton had also been "in for him".
Daily Record
6 days ago
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- Daily Record
Fleetwood Town cup sees Airdrie club crowned champions
Airdrie Community Club 2015s won the prestigious tournament in England Airdrie Community Club 2015 Whites were crowned champions at Fleetwood Town's Poolfoot Cup in England. The prestigious competition attracted 16 youth teams from across the UK to compete at the Lancashire club's £10m state-of-the-art training facility, including Celtic, Liverpool, Leeds and Nottingham Forest. Each team played five 25-minute group games, with the top eight qualifying for the cup, and the bottom eight into a trophy. Airdrie Community Club, bossed by Frazer Gilchrist, went through their section undefeated, playing against teams including Blantyre Soccer Academy and Fleetwood. The young Diamonds scored 36 goals in their 12 games, conceding just once in the final, with goals from Caillen Hilferty and TJ McFarlane. Parent Mary McFarlane, of sponsors Sharles Chartered Accountants, said: 'It was remarkable – stressful, tense, enjoyable, all rolled into one. 'We were undefeated across the two days, and going into the final game against BSA Blacks, we had to win it. A draw would have done the other team, so we knew it was must-win and we won 2-1, so that sealed it for us.' Mary, whose husband James is a coach and son TJ played in the team, added: 'The boys showcased incredible team work, skill and determination and remained undefeated throughout, which is a phenomenal achievement that brought immense pride to coaches and families. 'These boys have done something truly special.' The team consisted of goalkeeper Corey Horn, Lewis Gilchrist, TJ McFarlane, Caillen Hilferty, Casey Murray, Harvey Cunningham, Robbie Allan, Lewis O'Hare and Shay Nimmo, coached by manager Frazer Gilchrist and coaches James McFarlane, Brian O'Hare and James Nimmo. Frazer Gilchrist said: 'This is the proudest moment for the team so far. 'The boys came together as a team and played every game with enthusiasm and courage.'
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Fleetwood goalkeeper Lynch signs new two-year deal
Fleetwood Town goalkeeper Jay Lynch has signed a new two-year deal to remain with the League Two club until the end of the 2026-27 31-year-old joined the Cod Army in the summer of 2022 and has made 129 appearances for the club in all competitions."I feel at home here - the backing from the gaffer, the staff, and the supporters has been brilliant," Lynch told the club website., external"I'm determined to repay that faith over the next two seasons."Lynch joins Phoenix Patterson, Ronan Coughlan, Finley Potter and Ryan Graydon in remaining at the club, with the quartet triggering 12-month extensions due to appearance clauses.
Asharq Al-Awsat
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Vardy Scores Landmark Goal for Leicester in Final Game for Club
Jamie Vardy marked his 500th and final match for Leicester with a farewell goal — his 200th for the club he has represented for exactly 13 years. The 38-year-old striker scored in the 28th minute to put Leicester 1-0 ahead against Ipswich at King Power Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday. Vardy ran to the corner flag, pulled it out and raised it aloft before being mobbed by his teammates. Grabbing a landmark goal is a fitting way to go out for Vardy, a player Leicester has described as its 'greatest ever' after he famously helped the team to win the Premier League title in 2016 at preseason odds of 5,000-1. In that title-winning campaign, he netted in a record 11 straight games to inspire one of the great underdog stories in sporting history. Vardy is still going strong, scoring nine times in this campaign to back up his assertion that he can still play at the highest level. It hasn't been announced where he will play next. Leicester still has another league game left after that — at Bournemouth on May 25 in the Premier League's final round — but Vardy's last appearance for the team will be against Ipswich. Vardy joined Leicester from non-league team Fleetwood Town for 1 million pounds (now $1.33 million) in May 2012 — exactly 13 years ago.
Associated Press
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Vardy scores landmark goal for Leicester in final game for club
LEICESTER, England (AP) — Jamie Vardy marked his 500th and final match for Leicester with a farewell goal — his 200th for the club he has represented for exactly 13 years. The 38-year-old striker scored in the 28th minute to put Leicester 1-0 ahead against Ipswich at King Power Stadium in the Premier League on Sunday. Vardy ran to the corner flag, pulled it out and raised it aloft before being mobbed by his teammates. Grabbing a landmark goal is a fitting way to go out for Vardy, a player Leicester has described as its 'greatest ever' after he famously helped the team to win the Premier League title in 2016 at preseason odds of 5,000-1. In that title-winning campaign, he netted in a record 11 straight games to inspire one of the great underdog stories in sporting history. Vardy is still going strong, scoring nine times in this campaign to back up his assertion that he can still play at the highest level. It hasn't been announced where he will play next. Leicester still has another league game left after that — at Bournemouth on May 25 in the Premier League's final round — but Vardy's last appearance for the team will be against Ipswich. Vardy joined Leicester from non-league team Fleetwood Town for 1 million pounds (now $1.33 million) in May 2012 — exactly 13 years ago. ___ AP soccer:
