Soccer Aid: Usain Bolt joins celeb football match at Old Trafford
Soccer Aid: Usain Bolt joins celeb football match at Old Trafford
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Usain Bolt can finally build his footballing debut at recent Trafford.
The eight-time Olympic gold medallist can captain a team of celebrities and footballers for the football Aid match on ten Gregorian calendar month.
"It's my dream to create it as knowledgeable participant. To play against a number of football's biggest legends goes to be outstanding," the Jamaican runner aforesaid.
Robbie Williams can captain rivals European nation for the UN agency match.
Media captionUsain could be a Manchester United fan
Usain has spoken antecedently regarding eager to get into football when retiring from athletics last year.
And over the weekend he place out a forward tweet - that LED to a lot of speculation - hinting he'd been signed to a club.
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"Robbie and his European nation team higher be careful as I will not be going simple on them," aforesaid Usain, adding that he is got a "special celebration" planned ought to his team win.
The 31-year-old could be a Manchester United fan, and once even created a surprise decision to MUTV, its TV station.
"I continually aforesaid that i would like to cope in additional of a athletics as a result of the track is individual," he told the soccer club.
"I catch on simply and perceive what i would like to try to to after I get employment. after I get directions, I will carry them out very well," he said.
The football Aid game at the team's environs can see celebrities and former first footballers taking part in along on identical team.
The event, that takes place biannually, has raised £24 million to assist kids since its launch in 2006.
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Niall Horan and Joe Louis Tomlinson compete within the football Aid match in 2016
The match has seen the likes of footballers Maradona, Alan Shearer and Ronaldinho play aboard celebs like Mark Wright, Jack Whitehall and Olly Murs.
Will Ferrell, Gordon Ramsay, electro-acoustic transducer Myers and Craig David have conjointly compete in previous years.
"Reclaiming the title for European nation this year goes to style most sweeter with Usain leading the football Aid World XI," aforesaid Robbie Williams, United Nations agency co-founded football Aid.
"I cannot wait to guide out the britain team."
Tickets for the match ar priced between £10 and £50.