Usain Bolt, Jamaica’s sprinter turned footballer, has made his first appearance as a professional footballer in a pre-season friendly in Australia.
Bolt, who has been trialling with Australia’s A-League club Central Coast Mariners since last week, debuted against an amateur side at the club’s stadium in Gosford, 80 kilometres north of Sydney, in front of more than 12,000 people.
Bolt took on the field with a smile in the 71st minute, wearing jersey number 95. The Mariners had already scored six goals by the time he went on as a left winger.
Meanwhile, Colin Kaepernick’s ‘collusion’ case against NFL team owners can go to trial after a request by the league to dismiss the complaint was rejected.
The ex-San Francisco 49ers quarterback believes owners are conspiring not to hire him because of his protests against racial injustice in the USA.
He started protests by kneeling during the USA national anthem.
The 30-year-old has been without a team since opting out of his 49ers contract in March 2017.
