27 September,2016 08:28 AM IST | | Agencies
Leicester City star Jamie Vardy said the word 'racist' will always be a permanent stain against his name
Jamie Vardy
Jamie Vardy
Leicester City star Jamie Vardy said the word 'racist' will always be a permanent stain against his name.
In an extract from his new autobiography published in The Sun, the 29-year-old admitted he loves a drink, but at the same time insists the word 'Jap' in a casino last year, which engulfed him in a huge controversy, was not racist.
"Most convictions get wiped after a period of time. But there's no way of erasing what happened in July 2015.
The word 'racist' is a permanent stain against my name. It's worse than a criminal record. Some people will never forgive me. Others will accept I made a terrible mistake and recognise I have learnt from it," said Vardy.
