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Obscene gesture could force fantasy football players to replace in-form Jamie Vardy

Published 19:37 7 Nov 2015 GMT

Updated 00:01 8 Nov 2015 GMT

Darragh Murphy
Obscene gesture could force fantasy football players to replace in-form Jamie Vardy

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Wait until the FA get wind of this.

You'd expect an almost certain charge to be levelled at high-flying Leicester striker Jamie Vardy for this obscene gesture to a linesman during his side's 2-1 victory over Watford on Saturday. Vardy aggressively stuck his middle finger up to an official who had flagged him offside and appeared to shout "f**k off!" in his direction. https://twitter.com/JSoccerMagazine/status/663019437763661824 The forward, who went on to score the decisive goal from the penalty spot, received no punishment from referee Roger East but you'd expect the FA to take a good, long look at the footage. Jack Wilshere was hit with a two-match ban in late 2013 for showing his middle finger to Manchester City fans so the precedent has been set. Fantasy football players will therefore be scrambling for a replacement for Vardy who had scored in his ninth consecutive Premier League game. https://twitter.com/Swiftyyy_/status/663015585392017408 https://twitter.com/ryanfisken_/status/663015313064263680 https://twitter.com/AMHagger/status/663030019606880256 https://twitter.com/Aaron_Hayden/status/663015796386488320 https://twitter.com/ImohUmoren/status/663015375785828356
Obscene gesture could force fantasy football players to replace in-form Jamie Vardy