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Usain Bolt is giving up on football<\/strong>
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The eight-time Olympic gold medallist has given up on his dream to become a professional football player. He said that life as a sportsman is over.
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In November 2018, Bolt gave himself a two-week deadline to find a new soccer team or retire from the sports. 
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Last year after a trial he was unable to agree on a contract with the Australian side Central Coast Mariners.\u00a0
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Two months later Bolt confirmed that he will put end to his professional football career. 
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Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack\/Getty Images for Laureus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Not good enough<\/strong>
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In September he made his debut for the Mariners, and Bolt scored twice. One goal was well taken, but the second one was a tap into an empty net.\u00a0
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But still, there were serious questions raised about whether Usain Bolt could turn into an elite athlete in a second sport.\u00a0
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Bolt turned down a $150,000 offer from Maltese club Valletta. The club could not afford his wage demands. The same Australian A-League club hosted Bolt\u2019s professional debut as part of a two-month trial.\u00a0
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The offer fell through because both sides \u201chad been seeking a commercial partner to increase the amount of the offer.\u201d But they decided that they couldn\u2019t do so shortly.\u00a0
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Bolt doesn\u2019t regret anything<\/strong>
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After Usain Bolt retired from athletics in 2017, he still holds the 100m and 200m world records. Bolt doesn\u2019t regret trying to become a professional football player. He also won Olympic sprint gold medals in Beijing, London, and Rio.\u00a0
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He told that it was fun for him to play football, but now it\u2019s over. 
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\u201cYou live and you learn. It was a good experience, I enjoyed just being in a team.\u201d
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Usain Bolt now will focus on his business ventures. He is doing many different things. Sports life for him is over, now he is moving into different businesses.\u00a0
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Ex-football players now will try to be businessmen.
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