Which Australian football club did Usain Bolt train with in 2018?

Usain Bolt trained with Australia’s Central Coast Mariners in 2018.

The A-League club invited Bolt to undertake an indefinite training period in August 2018, giving him an opportunity to pursue his long-stated ambition of becoming a professional footballer. The arrangement was not initially a guaranteed playing contract.

Bolt had already trained with football clubs such as Borussia Dortmund, Mamelodi Sundowns and Strømsgodset. His time with the Mariners attracted enormous attention because he was one of the world’s most famous athletes, but he was attempting to learn a demanding team sport after retiring from elite sprinting.

He scored twice in a preseason match for the Mariners against Macarthur South West United in October 2018. Despite that headline moment, the club and Bolt did not agree on a professional contract, and his training period ended in November. He therefore trained with the Mariners but did not become a regular A-League player.