Jamie Vardy skulks home after England’s Euro 2016 humiliation at the hands of Iceland
Leicester striker returns after the Three Lions' shock Euros exit following defeat to Iceland
JAMIE VARDY skulked back home today following England’s humiliating Euro 2016 exit.
The Leicester hero could not help the hapless Three Lions to squeeze past minnows Iceland, meaning that Roy Hodgson's team exited the tournament with their tails between their legs.
And Vardy made it back to his Melton Mowbray pad keeping a low profile, amid suggestions that Three Lions skipper Wayne Rooney had told the PFA Players of the Year's wife, Rebekah, to keep a low profile.
Rooney and other senior England players had apparently spoken to the Foxes forward and other inexperienced members of the squad about keeping their heads down ahead and not turning their appearance at the tournament into a circus.
The players, however, did manage to keep keep out of the limelight as as they held a boozy inquest into their shock exit.
The Vardys, married at the beginning of June, had their wedding pictures published in Hello! magazine.
Rebekah is also a Sun columnist, has made numerous TV appearances and has been much more active on social media.
She was also a victim in the trouble between English and Russian fans in Marseilles, where she was tear gassed by French police.
Rebekah was again active on Twitter last week, hitting back at online trolls after Leicester announced the 24-goal striker would sign a new four-year deal to stay with the Foxes.
She wrote: "I wonder how many of you that slagged me/us off unnecessarily will now have the balls to apologise? Embarrassing...."
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that Rooney had spoken to less experienced players in an attempt to avoid the farcical scenes of the 2006 World Cup, where the presence of wags in Germany became a clear distraction.
Now he is back at home in the East Midlands, he can finally relax after turning down a move from 5000-1 Champions Leicester to Arsenal.
Vardy showed loyalty – increasingly rare in football – to spurn the Gunners and stick with the team that pulled off their stunning title triumph last season.