SPRINT legend Usain Bolt has chosen three world-class footballers for his perfect 4x100m relay team.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Kylian Mbappe were selected for Bolt’s own team.
Usain Bolt picked Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Kylian MBappe for his perfect 4x100m relay teamCredit: AP:Associated Press
The multi-record breaking Olympic star, who tried to take up professional football last year, believes the trio would be perfectly-suited to sprinting.
In a question-and-answer session with Fifa.com, the Jamaican was asked who he would like to have in his own 4x100m sprint team.
Top of his list was France sensation Mbappe, widely regarded as the fastest player in football.
Portuguese Ronaldo might have slowed down a bit at 34 but Bolt still felt he had something to offer.
The striker clocked up 92 metres inside 10 seconds in Juventus’ match against Napoli in Serie A earlier this month.
And who can forget Bale taking out Maicon when he announced his name onto the global stage for Tottenham in 2010.
He roasted the legendary Inter Milan full-back, scoring a hat-trick in the San Siro.
The Brazilian at the time was thought to be one of the fastest players in the game.
The fastest footballer today is another Brazilian.
Flamengo winger Bruno Henrique was timed at 38kms per hour in the Copa Libertadores quarter-final against Internacional in August, which set a new world record.
Bolt only averaged 37.6km per hour when he broke the 100m world record in 2009.
The Caribbean legend might see them on the track but will not be joining them on the football pitch anytime soon after his spell at Aussie A-League side Central Coast mariners ended disappointingly.
He said: “I don’t want to say it wasn’t dealt with properly, but I think we went about it not the way we should, and you learn your lesson, you live and you learn.
“It was a good experience. I really enjoyed just being in a team and it was different from track and field and it was fun while it lasted.”
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Source: Athletics - thesun.co.uk
