Jamie Vardy explains why he has called time on his England career

Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has called time on his England career. “To be honest with you, this has been on my mind for a while,” Vardy told the Guardian. “I’m not getting any younger and you can see, to be fair to the gaffer, he wants to make it more youthful, which obviously had its benefits during the World Cup – we got to the semi-finals and finished fourth, which is equal to the furthest we have ever been on foreign soil. "So I just said to Gareth that I think it’s probably best from now on, especially with the way he wants to go, to bring youngsters in who he thinks have got the ability and start nurturing them into international football.” The 31-year-old Leicester City striker has made 26 appearances for the Three Lions since his first call-up in 2015.

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