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Topics: Jamie Vardy, Football
Nasir Jabbar
Jamie Vardy could indulge in an unusual pre-match diet ahead of potentially making his Cremonese debut.
Vardy signed for newly-promoted Serie A side Cremonese on a free transfer after calling time on his legendary Leicester City association.
He opted for a move to Italy after being linked with a series of British clubs, including Wrexham and Rangers.
The veteran forward could make his Cremonese debut on Monday when they resume their league campaign at Verona.
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If he's called upon, then Vardy, who has already been given a nickname at Cremonese, could be fuelled by a bizarre pre-match diet.
When he plied his trade in England, the Englishman would have three cans of Red Bull, a double espresso and a cheese and ham omelette before taking to the pitch.
In 2016, he revealed: "With a traditional 3pm Saturday kick-off, I’ll have a can of Red Bull as soon as I wake up, which is gone in 30 seconds.
"I don’t have breakfast and won’t eat anything until I have a cheese and ham omelette with baked beans at 11.30am.
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"I wash that down with another Red Bull, which I also neck quickly."
Vardy added: "While we’re waiting and killing a bit of time, I have a double espresso, normally with centre-half Marcin Wasilewski (now retired).
"We get into the dressing room an hour and a half before kick-off, and I’ll have a third can of Red Bull straight away.
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"But with this one I sip it all the way until we go out for the warm-up, leaving a bit to finish off when I come back in.
"So three Red Bulls, a double espresso and a cheese-and-ham omelette is what makes me run around like a nutjob on a match day."
Vardy's diet of Red Bulls and omelettes has clearly worked considering his output over the years in the Premier League.
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And he's still going strong at the age of 38 as he embarks on a new chapter of his storied career.
Speaking after joining Cremonese, he said age is just a number and insists his legs still feel fresh.
"For me age is just a number. As long as my legs are doing exactly what they used to and still feel as fresh as they do then I will carry on," the 2015/16 Premier League winner explained.
"At the moment there are no signs of them slowing down so I'll keep going and I will be giving my all for this club.
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"I will learn Italian, but [for now] it is not a problem: football has its own language, with the ball."