Usain Bolt poised to sign with Australian soccer team
Fred Jeter | 7/23/2018, 10:57 a.m.
Usain Bolt
Former track icon Usain Bolt may be starting a new sports career on the soccer field.
The world record holder for the 100- and 200-meter sprints is apparently close to signing a contract with the Central Coast Mariners of Australia’s A League.
The Daily Telegraph in Sydney, Australia, reported the contract would be for six weeks with a possibility of extensions.
Bolt, 31, who played soccer as a youngster in his native Jamaica, also tried out with Germany’s Bundesliga soccer team. The 6-foot-4 Bolt, who plays soccer striker, won eight Olympic gold medals in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 x 100 relay.
