Jamie Vardy hit with ‘substantial fine’ by Leicester over racist outburst

Leicester have handed striker Jamie Vardy a “substantial fine” and said he will take diversity awareness training after the England international was filmed using racist language in a casino.

A video emerged yesterday showing Vardy abusing a fellow gambler and calling him ”Jap” on three occasions. The incident is reported to have taken place in the early hours of July 26 and the 28-year-old has since apologised for a ”regrettable error in judgment”.

The Premier League club have been conducting their own investigation into what happened and in a statement last night announced they had dealt with the matter. The fine will be donated to local charities.