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Usain Bolt registers to play for Wythenshawe Vets FC

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 21, 2026, 5:14 PM

Last updated Aug 21, 2026

Usain Bolt registers to play for Wythenshawe Vets FC
Summary

Usain Bolt has registered to play for Wythenshawe Vets FC, a veteran Sunday league football team in Manchester. The Jamaican sprinter, who holds eight Olympic gold medals, is listed on the Football Association's Full-Time website as a player for the team's Premier Division roster. Wythenshawe Vets FC features a lineup that includes former Premier League professionals like Emile Heskey and Antonio Valencia. Bolt retired from athletics in 2017 and attempted to transition to football, having previously played in a friendly for Central Coast Mariners in 2018. Wythenshawe has not officially announced his registration yet.

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By the Numbers
  • •Usain Bolt is 40 years old
  • •Wythenshawe Vets FC plays in the Cheshire Veterans Football League
  • •The team includes several former Premier League players
  • •Bolt's last athletic competition was in 2017
  • •His previous football experience includes two goals for Central Coast Mariners in 2018
Latest Updates
  • 5:14 PMYahoo Sports — Bolt registers to play for Manchester Sunday league team
  • 5:14 PMBBC Sport — Bolt registers to play for Manchester Sunday league team
What they're saying
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Eight-time Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has registered to play for a veterans' Sunday league football team in Manchester.

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Eight-time Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt has registered to play for a veterans' Sunday league football team in Manchester.

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