Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has never shied away from unconventional habits, and his pre-match ritual was on full display ahead of the Premier League game against Chelsea at the King Power Stadium. Cameras captured the former England forward sipping on a can of Red Bull in the tunnel moments before kickoff, reigniting discussions about his famously eccentric dietary preferences.
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Yes that is Jamie Vardy skulling a can of Red Bull before a Premier League game 🤣
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Vardy’s caffeine-laden pre-game routine has been well-documented. In a 2020 interview with Sky Sports, the 36-year-old detailed his approach to matchday nutrition. “I wake up and have a Red Bull almost immediately,” he explained. “It’s straight out of bed, get the kids sorted, and then into a can of Red Bull. By the time we’re at the stadium, I’ve had coffee and sometimes another Red Bull with my pre-match omelette.”
The high-octane beverage is part of Vardy’s storied relationship with unusual pre-match preparations. The striker confessed in his autobiography to sipping port out of a Lucozade bottle before every game during Leicester’s historic 2015-16 Premier League title-winning season. “It helped me switch off and get to sleep the night before,” he wrote, describing the port as tasting “like Ribena.”
Ritchie De Laet opens up about Vardy’s habits!
Even his former teammate, Ritchie De Laet, confirmed Vardy’s unconventional habits, recalling a night before Vardy broke Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Premier League record by scoring in 11 consecutive games. “He finished an entire bottle of port,” De Laet told a Belgian outlet, adding that pizza and pints were often part of Vardy’s pre-match diet.
Against Chelsea, Leicester fell behind to a first-half goal by Nicolas Jackson, but Vardy’s caffeinated ritual remains a reminder of his individuality on and off the pitch. Whether it’s Red Bull or Port, the 36-year-old proves there’s no one-size-fits-all formula for footballing success.