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Jamie Vardy moves wedding date as Euro 2016 approaches

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Jamie Vardy probably didn't give it a second thought when he and his fiancee agreed to tie the knot in June 2016.

But now he's had to scramble and make new arrangements in case he gets a call from England manager Roy Hodgson to represent The Three Lions in France during the European Championship next summer.

"I was due to get married bang on the start of the Euros," Vardy told the Daily Mail. "The missus was on to me to move it. I thought it was fine. Then we moved it just to be on the safe side after I had my first call-up.

"It was on a weekend, it's now a midweek, which is not ideal for guests, but is just one of those things. May 25 is the new date, the week after the season finishes."

The change will come in handy if Vardy can continue the incredible momentum he's built during the first three months of the Premier League season.

The 28-year-old Leicester City striker - who was named the Premier League Player of the Month for October - has been one of England's brightest players through 12 games, finding the back of the net in his last nine matches to bring his league-leading total to 12 goals.

His impressive display caught the attention of Hodgson in May when the English boss called him up and awarded Vardy with his first cap in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland in June.

With limited options to choose from, a position up front with England next June is Vardy's to lose.

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