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Bolt out of the blue: Ex-Mariner joins UK Sunday League
- Usain Bolt has registered to play football for Wythenshawe Vets FC, a veterans' Sunday league team in Manchester competing in the Cheshire Veterans Football League Premier Division.
- Wythenshawe Vets FC's squad includes former Premier League players like Emile Heskey, Antonio Valencia, and Papiss Cisse.
- Bolt retired from athletics in 2017 and briefly joined Central Coast Mariners in 2018 as he pursued a football career.
- Wythenshawe Vets have not officially announced Bolt's registration and have been contacted for comment.
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Usain Bolt looks set to resume his football career. The former star sprinter has been named in the squad for a British track and field team. There, he will be team-mates with several former superstars.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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LatestlyUsain Bolt Among Registered Players To Play For Manchester-Based Football Side
Usain Bolt could be stepping onto a football field, as he was listed as one of the registered players for Wythenshawe Vets FC, an over-35s team based in Manchester, England.
·New Delhi, India
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Usain Bolt, eight times Olympic athletics champion, joined an amateur football team, made up of veterans, in Manchester. (ANSA)
·Rome, Italy
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This particular team competes in the Cheshire Veterans League and is no ordinary amateur team.
·Marousi, Greece
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The sprint star is still chilling.
·Helsinki, Finland
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