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| Usain Bolt's surprise visit to Blackburn under-15s match | Usain Bolt's surprise visit to Blackburn under-15s match |
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| Usain Bolt turned up on the touchline of the Blackburn Rovers under-15s team | Usain Bolt turned up on the touchline of the Blackburn Rovers under-15s team |
| Junior footballers received a surprise at their latest match when the world's fastest man turned up to cheer them on. | Junior footballers received a surprise at their latest match when the world's fastest man turned up to cheer them on. |
| Eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt called into the under-15s derby between rivals Blackburn Rovers and Burnley on Monday. | |
| The retired sprinter made the trip to Lancashire to visit a friend whose son is currently on trial with Blackburn. | The retired sprinter made the trip to Lancashire to visit a friend whose son is currently on trial with Blackburn. |
| Rovers tweeted a picture of the star with the team after the game, which has been viewed thousands of times. | |
| ⚡️🥇 @usainbolt paid us a surprise visit to watch #Rovers Under-15s take on Burnley last night! 📸 by @John_Prince80.🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/G9q7tcYZn0 | ⚡️🥇 @usainbolt paid us a surprise visit to watch #Rovers Under-15s take on Burnley last night! 📸 by @John_Prince80.🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/G9q7tcYZn0 |
| Bolt, 36, retired from athletics in 2017 after winning eight Olympic titles and 11 World Championship gold medals. | |
| During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he set new world records for the 100m and 200m. | During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, he set new world records for the 100m and 200m. |
| His 100m time of 9.58 seconds, set during the 2009 World Championships in Berlin, remains the world record. | |
| Usain Bolt sat in the directors' box for the FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford | Usain Bolt sat in the directors' box for the FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford |
| Bolt had earlier watched Manchester United defeat Fulham 3-1 in the FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford on Sunday. | Bolt had earlier watched Manchester United defeat Fulham 3-1 in the FA Cup quarter-final at Old Trafford on Sunday. |
| A football lover who has described it as his "dream" to play professional football, Bolt landed a trial with Australian side Central Coast Mariners in 2018 but did not end up signing for the team. | A football lover who has described it as his "dream" to play professional football, Bolt landed a trial with Australian side Central Coast Mariners in 2018 but did not end up signing for the team. |
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| Usain Bolt | Usain Bolt |
| Blackburn | Blackburn |
| Burnley | Burnley |