Jamaican athlete Usain Bolt gets tired as he makes his football debut

Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt (L), playing for A-League football club Central Coast Mariners, fights for the ball with a player from a Central Coast amateur selection team during a pre-season practice football match in Gosford, New South Wales on August 31,

Sprint king Usain Bolt fulfilled a boyhood dream yesterday in making his much-anticipated football debut, exciting fans but tiring quickly in a 20-minute cameo for Central Coast Mariners.

The Jamaican superstar has been handed a chance to train with the A-League side for an indefinite period in a bid to prove he has what it takes to earn a professional contract.

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