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Usain Bolt continues pursuit of professional football career

"Football is something that's always been a passion, that I always played over time with my friends at school, but because it was so dangerous to tackle, all my coaches did not allow me to play football," says Boult

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The world's fastest man Usain Bolt said that he still hopes to play professional football in big clubs although he has got many offers from small division teams. Bolt, who holds the 100m world record of 9.58 seconds set in 2009, will captain a World XI in this year's Soccer Aid Tournament at Manchester United's Old Trafford Stadium on June 10, reports Xinhua news agency.

"Football is something that's always been a passion, that I always played over time with my friends at school, but because it was so dangerous to tackle, all my coaches did not allow me to play football," the 31-year-old said on Thursday after training with the likes of former Manchester City player Yaya Toure and Arsenal and France star Robert Pires.

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