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Jamie Vardy fears some will always label him a racist

Britain Football Soccer - Manchester United v Leicester City - Premier League - Old Trafford - 24/9/16 Leicester City's Jamie Vardy, Andy King and Christian Fuchs after the game Action Images via Reuters / Carl Recine Livepic

Jamie Vardy admits he regrets the incident where he called a fellow casino-goer a "Jap" - but insists he's not a racist.

In August of last year the Leicester striker was caught on camera repeatedly referring to a Japanese customer at a casino as "Jap".

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