Usain Bolt has his football dreams crushed as Borussia Dortmund boss Peter Stoger insists he is not ready after the Jamaican trained with BVB
The champion sprinter, who won eight Olympic gold medals before retiring last year, trained with the Bundesliga giants
IT appears Usain Bolt will not be his swapping sprinting spikes for football boots after he had his dreams of playing professional football crushed by Borussia Dortmund boss Peter Stoger.
Stoger says Usain Bolt has "a lot of work to do" to become a top-level footballer.
The champion sprinter, 31, who won eight Olympic gold medals before retiring last year, trained with the Bundesliga giants on Friday.
The Jamaican was pictured training in the famous yellow and black colours of the Bundesliga club, enjoying a session with those that were not selected for international duty.
During the session, Bolt showed glimpses of flair and even scored a goal in a training match during his BVB trial.
Though Stoger recognises the 31-year-old's talent, he admitted he has a long way to go.
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He said: "It's all about procedure and movement, but the most important thing is that he had fun.
"I think he is talented, but when he wants to play at a higher level, he clearly has a lot of work to do.
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"The physique he needs for his other sport is completely different from what he needs for football, but it was really fun for us. It was a pleasure for us to meet a guy like him and to work with him."
A bumper crowd of 1,409 turned up at BVB's training centre located in Dortmund-Brackel while there was unsurprisingly an increased media presence to see the 31-year-old put through his paces.
Bolt finished the session by shaking hands and taking photos with several of the team before signing autographs for some of those in attendance.