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Vardy has been cast as the hero, Fury as the villain
KADEEM SIMMONDS examines why a ‘racist’ footballer is being hailed as a success story while a ‘homophobic’ boxer has been cast as a disgrace to society

JAMIE VARDY. Tyson Fury. Two British athletes who made headlines for the right reasons on Saturday night.

Vardy’s opener against Manchester United saw him break the Premier League record of scoring in consecutive games which was held by United’s own Ruud van Nistelrooy.

The Leicester striker now stands on his own at 11 and will hope to increase the achievement by making it 12 this weekend when the Foxes take on Swansea.

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