A new Netflix documentary chronicling the improbable rise of Jamie Vardy is set to land next week.
Untold UK: Jamie Vardy explores one of modern football’s great underdog stories, charting Vardy’s journey from non‑league graft – including a stint at Halifax Town – to Premier League glory with Leicester City and an England call‑up that once seemed impossible.
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The film promises an unfiltered portrait of the striker’s ascent, featuring unseen archive footage, raw dressing‑room tales and interviews with Vardy himself alongside Rebekah Vardy, former team‑mates, managers and lifelong friends.
Speaking in an interview accompanying the documentary’s release, Vardy opens up about the turbulent period after being released by boyhood club Sheffield Wednesday, admitting he “went off the rails” and was regularly in trouble.
“Luckily, it didn’t matter – it didn’t hurt me, you know what I mean? But it could’ve gone completely the opposite way,” he says.
“If football didn’t work, then I would’ve been left with absolutely nothing – apart from a ‘C’ in Maths.”
Rebekah Vardy also reflects on how close her husband came to missing out altogether, saying: “People see the goals and the trophies, but they don’t see how easily it could have gone wrong.
“There were moments where it really did feel like it was now or never.”
Untold UK: Jamie Vardy premieres on Netflix on May 12, offering a candid look at how one of English football’s most unlikely icons nearly slipped through the cracks.
