Internet Desk: Usain Bolt’s dream of playing for Manchester United gets a big blow as the legendary athlete who is also famous for his passionate support for Manchester United.
Bolt’s injury and three-month lay-off rules him out of Manchester United’s charity match against Barcelona next month.
Bolt has posted medical proof to silence doubters who questioned whether he was genuinely injured during last Saturday’s 4x100m relay final in London.
The 30-year-old sprint legend pulled up during the anchor leg as Jamaica were bidding for gold at the IAAF World Championships, in his last ever race before retirement.
He spent two of the next three nights partying in the British capital, causing some to suggest that Bolt may have exaggerated the injury to excuse his rare failure.
He had been due to play alongside the likes of Andy Cole, Edwin van der Sar, Paul Scholes, Jesper Blomqvist, Denis Irwin, Ronny Johnsen, Dwight Yorke, Wes Brown and Phil Neville at Old Trafford on September 2.
Bolt makes no secret of his love for the Red Devils and has been spotted at Old Trafford many times since his first visit in 2009.
He took his role as a United fan to a new level in December last year when he called into an MUFC phone-in show to praise Jose Mourinho’s men.
Playing for the famous club would have been a dream come true for Bolt, but he will now have to watch from the sidelines as United and Barca raise money for charity.
The Manchester United Foundation made an impressive £1.8million from the Legends’ last two games — against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.