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Original Title: Stevie Joy & his son (Leicester City fans) on meeting Jamie Vardy in Cremona after a local fan organised the meet-up: “We didn’t believe it. But they got us to him. We talked for 20 minutes about everything - football, family, travel, where we were staying. We had good laugh. It was so surreal”
Mr Joy said the pair were constantly stopped for photos by Italian fans because of their Leicester City clothing.
“We had put a post on the Cremonese website and some of their ultras offered us some of their season tickets so we could go in their end with them,” he said.
“When people saw us in Cremona with our Leicester gear on - they didn’t speak very good English, and my Italian is rubbish - but people were stopping us for photos and it all went a little bit mad from there.”
One of the Cremonese fans who asked for a picture told Mr Joy he could find a way for the tourist to meet Vardy before the game.
“We didn’t believe them when they said they could get us to Vardy,” he said. "But, they got us to him.
"We talked to him for about 20 minutes about everything - football, family, travel, where we were staying.
“We were having a good laugh. It was so surreal.”
“The Cremonese fans love him. You can’t buy a Jamie Vardy jersey in their shop at the moment because he’s so popular.”