Usain Bolt has joined Wythenshawe Vets FC, a team that competes in the Premier Division of the Cheshire Veterans Football League. The team boasts a squad full of former Premier League players, including England and Liverpool striker Emile Heskey, Everton striker Oumar Niasse, and Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia. Wythenshawe Vets FC's impressive lineup also features Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse, Manchester City duo Stephen Ireland and Nedum Onuoha, and Premier League title winners Joleon Lescott and Danny Drinkwater.
Bolt's registration is a significant development, given his previous attempts to pursue a career in professional football. In 2018, he scored twice in a friendly for Australian A-League side Central Coast Mariners and signed a contract with the club after rejecting a two-year offer from Maltese side Valletta. However, he left Central Coast Mariners just eight weeks later. Bolt, the fastest man in history over 100m and 200m, set the world records for both distances at the 2009 Athletics World Championships and retired from athletics in 2017.