Athlete, Usain Bolt arrives in Australia for football trial

The superstar athlete has been given the chance to prove his worth by A-League club Central Coast Mariners, who have agreed to let him train with the team indefinitely in his pursuit of a playing contract.

The eight-time Olympic gold medallist and 11-time world champion touched down in Sydney early onSaturday for what the Mariners are calling an “indefinite training period.”Draped in a club scarf following the 14-hour flight from Los Angeles, Bolt briefly greeted a small bunch of Marinersfans at the Sydney international airport on Saturday.He told the waiting packthat the trial was “for real” and he was excitedto hit the training paddock on Tuesday.

He said; “I always put my best foot forward and I’m going to show the world what I’m made of,”“This is real,”“I’ve said since my lastseason of track and field that I want to play football and I know what I can do.“I’m grateful to the Mariners for giving me the opportunity and amhappy to call Australia home for now.”

The club hopes to turn him into A-League material in just three months, with a view to offering the Jamaican a full-time contract in time for the start of the 2018-19 season in late-October.