USAIN BOLT's First FOOTBALL GAME
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USAIN BOLT's First FOOTBALL GAME
Usain Bolt Is A Soccer Player Now And He's Actually Not Terrible
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Usain Bolt may have retired from track, but he hasn’t given up sports entirely. He is currently signed to a trial contract with the Central Coast Mariners, an Australia A-League team, trying to realize his dream of becoming a pro soccer player.
He made his official debut in a preseason friendly last night, and surprisingly he wasn’t complete garbage:
His performance wasn’t exactly good, of course—his first touch is bumpy as hell—and he currently has and probably never will attain the skill necessary to be a legitimate pro player. He does seem extremely serious about making it in soccer, though, and as the highlight comp above shows, he doesn’t look totally lost out there.
His performance wasn’t exactly good, of course—his first touch is bumpy as hell—and he currently has and probably never will attain the skill necessary to be a legitimate pro player. He does seem extremely serious about making it in soccer, though, and as the highlight comp above shows, he doesn’t look totally lost out there.
And there is an even bigger reason to hope his dream becomes reality.
While his gifts with the ball might not amount to much, Bolt’s enormous fame and the attention it commands could very well earn him a roster spot with CCM. In the friendly match—played against the Central Coast Select, which is a one-off all-star team of sorts assembled from players in a local amateur league—CCM drew 10,000 fans to the stadium for a match broadcasted in 47 countries.
Considering the Mariners’ regular season attendance average was only 7,000, the paying customers Bolt’s presence would pile up might make his minuscule goal haul more than worth it
https://deadspin.com/usain-bolt-is-a-so ... 1828743382
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/im ... yikuva.jpg
Usain Bolt may have retired from track, but he hasn’t given up sports entirely. He is currently signed to a trial contract with the Central Coast Mariners, an Australia A-League team, trying to realize his dream of becoming a pro soccer player.
He made his official debut in a preseason friendly last night, and surprisingly he wasn’t complete garbage:
His performance wasn’t exactly good, of course—his first touch is bumpy as hell—and he currently has and probably never will attain the skill necessary to be a legitimate pro player. He does seem extremely serious about making it in soccer, though, and as the highlight comp above shows, he doesn’t look totally lost out there.
His performance wasn’t exactly good, of course—his first touch is bumpy as hell—and he currently has and probably never will attain the skill necessary to be a legitimate pro player. He does seem extremely serious about making it in soccer, though, and as the highlight comp above shows, he doesn’t look totally lost out there.
And there is an even bigger reason to hope his dream becomes reality.
While his gifts with the ball might not amount to much, Bolt’s enormous fame and the attention it commands could very well earn him a roster spot with CCM. In the friendly match—played against the Central Coast Select, which is a one-off all-star team of sorts assembled from players in a local amateur league—CCM drew 10,000 fans to the stadium for a match broadcasted in 47 countries.
Considering the Mariners’ regular season attendance average was only 7,000, the paying customers Bolt’s presence would pile up might make his minuscule goal haul more than worth it
Re: USAIN BOLT's First FOOTBALL GAME
Clint Capella of the Houston Rockets is a far better soccer player.
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Re: USAIN BOLT's First FOOTBALL GAME
If dem gee am through pass de defender don finish be dat!blueangel wrote:Usain Bolt Is A Soccer Player Now And He's Actually Not Terrible
https://deadspin.com/usain-bolt-is-a-so ... 1828743382
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/im ... yikuva.jpg
Usain Bolt may have retired from track, but he hasn’t given up sports entirely. He is currently signed to a trial contract with the Central Coast Mariners, an Australia A-League team, trying to realize his dream of becoming a pro soccer player.
He made his official debut in a preseason friendly last night, and surprisingly he wasn’t complete garbage:
His performance wasn’t exactly good, of course—his first touch is bumpy as hell—and he currently has and probably never will attain the skill necessary to be a legitimate pro player. He does seem extremely serious about making it in soccer, though, and as the highlight comp above shows, he doesn’t look totally lost out there.
His performance wasn’t exactly good, of course—his first touch is bumpy as hell—and he currently has and probably never will attain the skill necessary to be a legitimate pro player. He does seem extremely serious about making it in soccer, though, and as the highlight comp above shows, he doesn’t look totally lost out there.
And there is an even bigger reason to hope his dream becomes reality.
While his gifts with the ball might not amount to much, Bolt’s enormous fame and the attention it commands could very well earn him a roster spot with CCM. In the friendly match—played against the Central Coast Select, which is a one-off all-star team of sorts assembled from players in a local amateur league—CCM drew 10,000 fans to the stadium for a match broadcasted in 47 countries.
Considering the Mariners’ regular season attendance average was only 7,000, the paying customers Bolt’s presence would pile up might make his minuscule goal haul more than worth it
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Re: USAIN BOLT's First FOOTBALL GAME
Watching Usain Bolt just makes me feel that we've been really blessed in Nigeria but have failed to take advantage of it for centuries. Bolt is the fastest man humanity has ever seen but he doesn't seem faster on the field than some of our greats, like Yekini (RIP), Emenike at his prime and the great finidi. What became of the boys that were faster than Yekini and Finidi but weren't good soccer players? Nothing......
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...poor human management is our downfall. Remember Bolt and all these Caribbean track stars are of west African origin.EMIR KONGI JAFFI JOFFA wrote:Watching Usain Bolt just makes me feel that we've been really blessed in Nigeria but have failed to take advantage of it for centuries. Bolt is the fastest man humanity has ever seen but he doesn't seem faster on the field than some of our greats, like Yekini (RIP), Emenike at his prime and the great finidi. What became of the boys that were faster than Yekini and Finidi but weren't good soccer players? Nothing......