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Jamie Vardy to Miss England vs. Australia International Friendly Due to Wedding

Per BBC Sport, the Leicester City striker revealed he has manager Roy Hodgson's permission to take time off for his wedding, saying: "The boss has given me Wednesday off but I'll be back training after that."

According to the Daily Mail's Laurie Whitwell, Vardy—whose wedding to Becky Nicholson was postponed from last year—was due to be married in June at the start of the European Championships, but moved it to May in order to turn out for the Three Lions at the tournament,

Per BBC Sport, Hodgson said the 29-year-old "deserves" the break from training to get married, and added: "I don't think his place in the team or the squad at the moment is under enormous threat and we do have other players that we need to look at.