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Jamie Vardy wore his wife’s name on the back of his Cremonese shirt on Sunday as clubs in Serie A took part in a domestic violence awareness campaign. The 38-year-old striker, who joined Cremonese on a free transfer in the summer, was handed a place in Davide Nicola's starting line-up for this weekend's clash against AS Roma at the Stadio Giovanni Zini. Unfortunately for Vardy and his teammates, the newly-promoted side suffered a 3-1 defeat against Roma as Evan Ferguson came off the bench to score his first competitive goal for the Giallorossi. But ultimately, an initiative called “A Red to Violence”, which is dedicated to a campaign against domestic abuse, was the most important topic across Sunday's round of fixtures. Ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on November 25, players wore the names of important women in their lives instead of surnames to raise awareness. As seen below, Vardy wore the name of his wife, Rebekah or 'Becky', and also wor...

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