Leicester City’s premier league title hope looks undisputable now even though they drew their last game to West Ham at home. Though final score was 2-2 on the board but game drew attention for the controversial exit of 29-year-old in-form forward Jamie Vardy who was booked by referee Jon Moss second time at 56th-minute for his misconduct. He would now miss the weekend's clash with Swansea City along with more serious action by the Football Association who is investigating the matter to find out why he reacted so furiously on his booking. If things go worse for him, he could be debarred for rest of the season games and then Claudio Ranieri side position on the board would become vulnerable to Spurs who are close chasing them at the top. King Power side and Vardy are given a Thursday 6 p.m. deadline to offer their defense then FA would decide on his future in the current league campaign. Moreover, if we look at the vibes in the dressing room over his possible absence from the scene … [Read more...]
The remarkable journey of star Leicester City forward Jamie Vardy
This English season has been remarkable in at least one respect, i.e., King Power side Leicester City has surprised everyone with its all-round performance in the English topflight, in fact, its dominance in the premier league is so evident that they could maintain their leadership on top of the leaderboard longer than enough to be named as the next league champion. The credit of their impressive show does not go to one player or manager yet there are few players who made a brilliant contribution to their success and one of them is 29-year-old Jamie Vardy who netted 19 goals in Foxes title tilt. Knowingly, he was nowhere before season starts and now he is a household name in England and everyone wants to know more about him, but few know that it was Three Lions manager Roy Hodgson who first saw a great potential in him and called him against the Republic of Ireland game. Before that he used to be a part of non-league Stocksbridge Park Steels and Anvil pub in Sheffield occasionally and … [Read more...]