Jamie Vardy scores in his final ever game for Leicester City
Jamie Vardy marked his 500th and final appearance for Leicester City by scoring his 200th goal, ending a legendary 13 year career at the club.
He scored with his right foot in the 28th minute in a 2-0 win against Ipswich Town at the King Power Stadium.
The 38-year-old announced he was leaving the club in a social media post last month after signing for the foxes in 2012 from Fleetwood Town.
He became the first player to to sign from a non-league club for a fee of £1 million.
Despite Leicester City having one game of the Premier League season remaining – against Bournemouth, Vardy wanted to end his Leicester career at the King Power Stadium in front of the supporters who have cheered his name for more than a decade.
Vardy will be celebrated by supporters as one of Leicester City’s greatest ever player.
He was instrumental in 2016 as the club won the Premier League title as 5000/1 outsiders at the start of the season.
He was also part of the Leicester City team that won the FA Cup in 2021 – the first time in the club’s history.
His achievements also include guiding Leicester to two promotions and a Community Shield.
Jamie Vardy’s achievements:
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Premier League champion
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2x Championship champion
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FA Cup
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FA Community Shield
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Premier League Player of the Season
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Football Writers Player of the Season
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Golden Boot award
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Dozens of firefighters respond to Bearwood fire leaving high street closed
Around 60 firefighters were called to tackle a big blaze in a derelict building in Sandwell overnight.
The fire took place in a three-storey commercial property in Anderson Road in Bearwood shortly before 1am on Sunday (May 18). It is an end of terrace buiding by the junction with the main high street Bearwood.
Initially four fire crews were called to the incident at 1.18am on Sunday (May 18) ‘responding to a fire in a derelict building’. No people were reported to be in the building.
The incident was scaled up to 12 crews with a hydraulic platform also called into action around 3am.
