Usain Bolt shows his football skills at Borussia Dortmund
The Olympic athletics champion Usain Bolt had the opportunity to show his football skills on Friday, nutmegging an opponent and scoring a header goal during a training session with Borussia Dortmund in front of an encouraging crowd.
Around 1,500 people attended Dortmund's training ground in the suburbs of Brackel for the morning session, and dozens of journalists and cameramen spread out around the pitch as Bolt entered the field alongside players Mario Götze and Julian Weigl.
#BVBolt: Thanks for joining us, @usainbolt! pic.twitter.com/4BgztIljcn
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) March 23, 2018
Bolt, who also trained with the team behind closed doors on Thursday night, warmed up with the Dortmund players while his fans cheered him on with Jamaican flags on a freezing morning in the Ruhr valley.
Alongside World Cup champion Götze and US international Christian Pulisic, Bolt delighted his fans by nutmegging an opponent, slipping the ball between his legs and scoring a goal with a header as coach Peter Stoeger gave a thumbs up.
Dortmund, who will be out of action until March 31 due to an international break, shares the same sponsor as Bolt, Puma, and had agreed in January to let the retired athlete train with the team.
The athlete will participate in a charity match at Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium in June. (D)