• Age, family and lack of England game time influence decision
• Leicester striker open to return in event of injury crisis
Jamie Vardy has all but retired from playing for England after informing Gareth Southgate that he believes the time is right for him to focus solely on club football.
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Written by Exclusive by Stuart James
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/28/jamie-vardy-retires-england-gareth-southgate-leicester under the title “Jamie Vardy calls time on England career in talks with Gareth Southgate”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.