Vardy a free agent after departing Cremonese Plans to play on despite burgeoning media career Jamie Vardy has returned to English football after signing for Burnley in the Championship as a free agent. Vardy, who will be 40 in January, has signed a contract until the end of the season, having spent last season at Cremonese in Italy. A return to Leicester, where he spent 13 years and was a Premier League champion in 2016 and an FA Cup winner in 2021, was mooted in the summer, only for Vardy to r…