06-09-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com

Jamie Vardy sees his academy bear fruit with first batch of graduates

England striker says there is a wealth of untapped talent in non-league football and his V9 Academy has had four of its first intake taken on by professional clubsFor any footballer dealing with rejection or slogging away with little reward in the lower leagues hoping one day his performances will grab the attention of someone who matters, no player is more inspiring than Jamie Vardy. He is the one who refused to listen after being discarded as a youngster; the former factory worker who defied t
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