Back to Soccer
othernormalNeutral52% confidence

‘If you asked me to go and do it all again, I wouldn’t’: Jamie Vardy on his rollercoaster career

The GuardianMay 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Media ReportOtherNormal urgency52% confidence2 reporting sources

Quick summary

‘If you asked me to go and do it all again, I wouldn’t’: Jamie Vardy on his rollercoaster career The Guardian

Full article

Attributed to The Guardian

Striker reflects on the ultimate high with Leicester and the role of the self-titled ‘Inbetweeners’ in his success

“I was just a little freak in the works.” Jamie Vardy is reflecting on his career with the usual levels of self-deprecation and pondering whether anyone could possibly board the same rollercoaster. “It’s not the common way of doing things, is it? I don’t think it will probably happen again, but it did happen for me and it was hard work. It really was tough, but all worth it.”

Humour has always been a preferred Vardy tool for removing the sting from a serious point. He is speaking to mark a new documentary about his rise, which brought him from warehouse work making walking frames and crutches to scarcely credible levels of Premier League success.

Continue reading...

Source attribution: this article content is based on the linked publisher feed/source. Chance adds independent soccer context, impact analysis, entity links, and related news.

Original source

Chance summarizes and analyzes this story, with attribution to the publisher/source.

Read Original Source
About this article

Other

‘If you asked me to go and do it all again, I wouldn’t’: Jamie Vardy on his rollercoaster career

‘If you asked me to go and do it all again, I wouldn’t’: Jamie Vardy on his rollercoaster career The Guardian

Article summary

‘If you asked me to go and do it all again, I wouldn’t’: Jamie Vardy on his rollercoaster career The Guardian

Source and timing

Source
The Guardian
Published
May 6, 2026, 11:01 PM
Category
Media Report
Confidence
52%
Priority
Normal

Related teams, competitions, matches, and tags

FAQ

What is this article based on?

This article page uses the article data returned by the Chance API, including source attribution, summaries, topics, and resolved soccer entities when available.

Does Chance invent related teams or competitions?

No. Related entities are shown only when article data includes real slugs or resolved entity records; clickable links require reliable route identifiers.

‘If you asked me to go and do it all again, I wouldn’t’: Jamie Vardy on his rollercoaster career | Chance Soccer News