Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt is said to be making a shock move to the A-League in a bid to realise his dream of playing professional football.
News Corp is reporting that the retired sprinter is headed to the Central Coast Mariners where he'll undertake a six-week trial that could lead to a season-long signing.
If so, it's a more modest destination to his much-publicised ambition of playing for iconic English side, Manchester United.
The cash-strapped Mariners collected the wooden spoon in last season's campaign and have been rebuilding under new coach Mike Mulvey.
On Monday they announced that former right hand man to Sir Alex Ferguson at United, Mike Phelan, has been appointed as their new Sporting Director.
Once the fastest man on the planet, the 31-year-old Bolt played for Norwegian side Stromsgodset in a friendly against Norway's U19s earlier in this year.
In June he featured in an exhibition football match between France's 1998 World Cup team and a FIFA 98 that included former international players. He has also played in Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2018 - a match between England and The Rest of the World at Old Trafford.
But his post-athletics dreams have not been confined to football. In the past the Jamaican has expressed interest in playing pro basketball and in cricket's Big Bash League.
https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/usain-bolt-in-shock-a-league-move---report-498398
News Corp is reporting that the retired sprinter is headed to the Central Coast Mariners where he'll undertake a six-week trial that could lead to a season-long signing.
If so, it's a more modest destination to his much-publicised ambition of playing for iconic English side, Manchester United.
The cash-strapped Mariners collected the wooden spoon in last season's campaign and have been rebuilding under new coach Mike Mulvey.
On Monday they announced that former right hand man to Sir Alex Ferguson at United, Mike Phelan, has been appointed as their new Sporting Director.
Once the fastest man on the planet, the 31-year-old Bolt played for Norwegian side Stromsgodset in a friendly against Norway's U19s earlier in this year.
In June he featured in an exhibition football match between France's 1998 World Cup team and a FIFA 98 that included former international players. He has also played in Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2018 - a match between England and The Rest of the World at Old Trafford.
But his post-athletics dreams have not been confined to football. In the past the Jamaican has expressed interest in playing pro basketball and in cricket's Big Bash League.
https://www.fourfourtwo.com.au/news/usain-bolt-in-shock-a-league-move---report-498398
