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Legend Usain Bolt takes break from football training

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Former Olympic and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt controls the ball during a charity soccer match [Courtesy]

Sprint legend Usain Bolt’s football training has been put on hold after he flew out of Australia for a “previously planned commitment”, his A-League club has said.

The Jamaican superstar is pursuing his long-held dream of playing professional football and arrived in Gosford, 75 kilometres (47 miles) north of Sydney, last month for training with the Central Coast Mariners.

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