Think I didn’t get a fair chance: Bolt on A-League stint

TIL Desk Sports/ Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt recently jogged down memory lane and recalled his short football stint with Central Coast Mariners in Australia’s A-League. Following a decade of dominance, Bolt hung up his illustrious boots after finishing third in the 100m event at the World Championships in 2017 in London.

He then went on to try and realise his dream of playing professional football. In 2018, he trained with Norwegian side Stomsgodset and even featured in a friendly for them, wearing the ‘9.58’ number of his back. The same year, in August, he linked up with Mariners and played couple of friendlies before leaving the club after eight weeks.

Couple of months later, Bolt announced that his sports life is over, bringing curtains down on his short football career. The track and field great has now claimed he didn’t get a fair chance in Australia to become a footballer.