Usain Bolt: Olympics icon registers to play for Manchester Sunday league team
Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt has registered to play for Wythenshawe Vets FC, a Manchester-based amateur football team. The squad features several former professional players from the Premier League.
Why it matters
Bolt's transition from elite athletics to amateur football highlights the continued appeal of competitive sports for retired high-profile athletes.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Bolt won eight Olympic golds and 11 world titles during his career
Eight-time Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has registered to play for a veterans' Sunday league football team in Manchester.
The Football Association's Full-Time website has the 40-year-old Jamaican as a registered player for Wythenshawe Vets FC, who play in the Premier Division of the Cheshire Veterans Football League.
The over-35s team based in south Manchester attracted attention last year for assembling a squad full of former Premier League players .
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