Jamie Vardy wore a particular shirt together with his spouse’s nickname emblazoned on the again throughout Cremonese’s match in opposition to AS Roma on Sunday.
Vardy, 38, made the transfer to northern Italy together with his companion Rebekah and their youngsters this summer season, after spending a glittering 13 years with Leicester Metropolis.
The Englishman’s subsequent vacation spot was topic to months of hypothesis earlier than he selected to quiet down in a luxurious villa price a reported £2million within the lakeside city of Salo.
His swap to the Serie A brand new boys has meant acclimatising to a brand new tradition, lifestyle and language. And on Sunday it noticed him embrace the league’s long-standing marketing campaign in opposition to home violence.
By the #UnRossoAllaViolenza (A Purple to Violence) motion, gamers can select to put on the identify of a girl near their hearts forward of the Worldwide Day for the Elimination of Violence in opposition to Girls on Tuesday.
And as he stepped out onto the Stadio Giovanni Zini in opposition to Roma, Vardy may very well be seen with ‘Becky’ – Rebekah’s nickname – above his no.10 shirt. The 38-year-old additionally wore a splash of crimson paint on his left cheek as a part of the initiative.
Jamie Vardy wore his spouse Rebekah’s nickname on the again of his Cremonese shirt on Sunday
The striker additionally wore paint on his cheek as a part of the #UnRossoAllaViolenza marketing campaign
Vardy moved to northern Italy this summer season with Rebekah following months of hypothesis
It’s the ninth season Serie A has backed the motion which goals to boost consciousness of bodily and psychological abuse in opposition to girls.
Throughout the newest matchday, captains wore symbolic armbands and particulars across the stadium – such because the substitutions board – have been customised with #UnRossoAllaViolenza stickers.
Printed statistics by Serie A – sourced from ISTAT, WeWorld, and the Ministry of the Inside for Italy – lay naked the size of violence in opposition to girls within the nation in 2024/25.
Round seven million girls (one in three) in Italy have suffered harassment or violence at some type of their lives, based on the figures. Probably the most severe types of violence have been discovered to have been dedicated by companions, ex-partners or shut household and mates.
‘The Lega Calcio Serie A resolutely renews its dedication to supporting girls victims of violence and stands, as soon as once more, alongside them to fight all types of abuse and injustice in direction of girls,’ stated Serie A President Ezio Simonelli.
‘The crimson mark that we’ll see painted on the faces of gamers and referees on this spherical of the championship isn’t just an emblem, however testifies to the will of Serie A soccer to maintain consideration excessive on a dramatic and unacceptable phenomenon in a civil society.
‘I want to thank our groups and match officers for having joined with conviction in our #unrossoallaviolenza marketing campaign, an initiative that unites golf equipment, gamers, referees and followers in a single and powerful condemnation of violence in opposition to girls.’
