FILE - Leicester's Jamie Vardy, right, and Brighton's Lewis Dunk fight for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Leicester City, in Brighton, Saturday, April 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland, File)

Jamie Vardy signs with Cremonese in Italy after 13 seasons at Leicester

ROME (AP) — Jamie Vardy is moving to Italy after 13 seasons with Leicester that included an improbable Premier League title in 2016.

The 38-year-old English striker signed with promoted Serie A club Cremonese on Tuesday.

The club said Vardy had signed until the end of next June with a renewal option.

It was announced in April that Vardy would leave Leicester at the end of last season — and he marked his 500th and final match for the club a month later with a farewell goal that was his 200th for the team.

Vardy scored in a record 11 straight games in Leicester’s title-winning campaign that will be remembered as one of the great underdog stories in soccer history. The title defied preseason odds of 5,000-1.

After winning the Serie B playoffs to return to the top flight after two years, Cremonese stunned AC Milan in its Serie A opener. It remains perfect after a dramatic late win over Sassuolo on Friday.

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