Sydney’s Daily Telegraph reports that Bolt is set for a six-week trial with the Central Coast Mariners starting next month with a season-long deal on the table should he make the grade.
Bolt, a Manchester United fan who attended Sunday’s World Cup final in Moscow, retired from the track after the world championships in London last year. He has played with German giants Borussia Dortmund and Stromsgodset in Norway.
The Mariners signing Usain Bolt is a publicity stunt aimed at drawing in slack jawed yokels and I am one of those slack jawed yokels cause I will 100% go watch him play
— Nick Campton (@campo37) July 16, 2018
If that Usain Bolt to the A-League yarn is true, that is wild.
— Guy Heveldt (@GuyHeveldt) July 16, 2018
Can't tell you if it's #fakenews or what – perhaps @usainbolt can enlighten us? – but I'm genuinely interesting in knowing if @ALeague fans think the prospect of the Jamaican sprinter joining @CCMariners is a good idea? 🤔
— Andrew Orsatti (@AndrewOrsatti) July 16, 2018
https://twitter.com/TheMasterBucks/status/1018884115083325445
Usain Bolt trialling to play in the A-League? What an absurd publicity stunt. You can’t take a league like that seriously. pic.twitter.com/0TWPNdyoTl
— AFL Integrity Unit (@IntegrityUnit) July 16, 2018
Looks as if he’s playing, a few confirmations below:
“We’ve been working for 4-5 months on this” — @CCMariners CEO confirms they are in talks to sign @UsainBolt to play in the @ALeague! pic.twitter.com/zzeQxdKedN
— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) July 16, 2018
Olympic sprint star @UsainBolt is on the verge of signing with @ALeague side @CCMariners! ⚡ pic.twitter.com/qaHPq40rG5
— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) July 16, 2018
