Usain Bolt, with a limit to fulfill his dream of being a footballer

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Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, continues to try to fulfill his dream of being a professional footballer. And, after almost two months of testing with the Central Coast Mariners, a team from Australia's top soccer division, the team's coach, Mike Mulvey, announced this Friday that Bolt will only have until January to prove whether or not he has necessary to be a professional footballer; pointing to the possibility of signing an official contract with the club.

"Usain is making progress and that is the most important thing, from the beginning we said we were going to give him some time, a reasonable estimate would be that around January we will be able to judge where he is standing, we will intensify the individual trainings with him in the coming weeks so that I can have every opportunity, "said Mulvey.

The former 32-year-old sprinter has already played two preseason games with the Mariners and has another one scheduled for October 12 against a local team in the city of Sydney.

"I'm very excited, it would be great to be able to play at the start, that would show that all the work I'm doing is paying off and that the coach has confidence in me." It would be a big step, "Bolt said in preparation for the next friendly.

Although Bolt's enthusiasm is firm, the player has only played less than a while in his first two games, which can be explained by taking into account Bolt's not-so-successful debut in a Mariners game against Central Coast Selection , where the athlete showed that he was not yet fully prepared to cover his indoor position. During his 19 minutes on the court, the player made a shot that was diverted away from the goal, a few missed passes and some lapses, all without good results. The outcome was clear, if at the beginning of the match the Mariners were winning 6-0, at the end of it, after Bolt's intervention, the score was 6-1.

Finally, the official season of the Mariners in the Australian league will begin on October 21 with a clash against the Brisbane Roar, however, Bolt will not be part of the official template of that meeting.