Vardy's rags to riches rise a victory for the dreamers


Football Soccer - Leicester City v Southampton - Barclays Premier League - The King Power Stadium - 3/4/16 Leicester City's Jamie Vardy Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - In years to come when people recall how Leicester's City intrepid Foxes turned sporting logic on its head to become champions of England it will be Jamie's Vardy's rags to riches tale that may sound the most implausible.

It will also offer hope to the thousands of young dreamers tossed aside every year by English football's shiny academies.

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