Jamie Vardy has revealed his finest season in football was fired by the remarkable ritual of drinking port the night before a game, then three cans of Red Bull and a double espresso on the day.
The Leicester striker, whose 24 goals led his side to the Premier League title, said the combination was the reason behind him ‘running around like a nutjob’ during matches.
Writing in his autobiography, Jamie Vardy: From Nowhere, My Story, the 29-year-old admits he became partly superstitious about the routine after scoring in the opening-day victory over Sunderland and carried it on throughout the campaign as Claudio Ranieri’s side remained top of the table.