{"id":438608,"date":"2011-06-09T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T09:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/09\/usain-bolt-i-definitely-think-im-good-enough-to-play-for-manchester-united\/"},"modified":"2011-06-09T09:13:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-09T09:13:00","slug":"usain-bolt-i-definitely-think-im-good-enough-to-play-for-manchester-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/09\/usain-bolt-i-definitely-think-im-good-enough-to-play-for-manchester-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Usain Bolt: I definitely think I&#8217;m good enough to play for Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Luke Reddy<\/h3>\n<h4>9 Jun 2011 10:13:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"63.2075055188\">\n<div readability=\"16.2138728324\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Usain Bolt of Jamaica,IAAF Compeed Golden Gala In Rome\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/133600\/133663_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Usain Bolt of Jamaica,IAAF Compeed Golden Gala In Rome<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"23.6132701422\">Usain Bolt believes he is good enough to play for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/97\/man-utd\">Manchester United<\/a> when he retires from athletics.<\/p>\n<p>The world record holder for both 100 and 200 metres, Bolt electrified a worldwide audience at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when he burst onto the scene and he is confident he can electrify Old Trafford in the same manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really want to try soccer after I retire because I\u2019ve watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender,\u201d Bolt told the <em>BBC.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to it and yes, I definitely think I\u2019m good enough to play for Manchester United.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m good enough because I\u2019m quick, I have a little skill &#8211; I have to refine it a little bit but I should be good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 9.58 second 100 metre man met the United squad at their training ground back in 2009 and offered sprinting tips to then-Red Devil star Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/p>\n<p>The Jamaican star would certainly add a turn-of-foot to Sir Alex Ferguson\u2019s front-line, but for now his focus is on a 200 metre offering at Thursday\u2019s Diamond League meeting in Oslo.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/news\/2896\/premier-league\/2011\/06\/09\/2524451\/usain-bolt-i-definitely-think-im-good-enough-to-play-for\" title=\"Usain Bolt: I definitely think I'm good enough to play for Manchester United\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Usain Bolt: I definitely think I&#8217;m good enough to play for Manchester United<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> By Luke Reddy 9 Jun 2011 10:13:00 Usain Bolt of Jamaica,IAAF Compeed Golden Gala In Rome Related Links Teams Usain Bolt believes he is good enough to play for Manchester United when he retires from athletics. The world record holder for both 100 and 200 metres, Bolt electrified a worldwide audience at the 2008 Beijing Olympics when he burst onto the scene and he is confident he can electrify Old Trafford in the same manner<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":400766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-438608","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Usain Bolt: I definitely think I&#039;m good enough to play for Manchester United - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/09\/usain-bolt-i-definitely-think-im-good-enough-to-play-for-manchester-united\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Usain Bolt: I definitely think I&#039;m good enough to play for Manchester United - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By Luke Reddy 9 Jun 2011 10:13:00 Usain Bolt of Jamaica,IAAF Compeed Golden Gala In Rome Related Links Teams Usain Bolt believes he is good enough to play for Manchester United when he retires from athletics. 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