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Usain Bolt, one of the greatest Olympians of all time, is certainly enjoying his retirement life. Bolt, who had retired in 2017, has eight Olympic gold medals to his name. In fact, they are what earned him the title of the fastest man in the world.

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Despite retiring from athletics, Bolt took to professional football in August 2018. Ever since then, he has taken to the soccer field on and off. Moreover, he is also going to be the captain of the Soccer Aid World XI team in June.

Bolt has not kept his love and passion for soccer a secret over the years. In that vein, he just took to Twitter to announce some big upcoming news.

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Usain Bolt teases exciting news

Taking to Twitter, eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt teased the world with some exciting news today. “Get ready for something big!” Bolt tweeted, along with a picture of him in a sports jersey.

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The image highlights his name ‘Bolt’ in big, bold print on his back. “It’s my time to own a professional sports team,” Bolt wrote on Twitter. Clearly, Bolt has either invested money in or taken ownership of some professional sports team.

Moreover, if history is any indication at all, it is going to be a professional soccer team. After all, Usain Bolt loves the sport, and regrets having left soccer the way he did.

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“Super excited!” Bolt further expressed in his tweet. Undoubtedly, whenever Usain does reveal the full news of this recent development, it will make headlines.

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Bolt will captain the Soccer Aid World XI in June

Usain Bolt will be playing this year again in the Soccer Aid British charity event this June. The event is the biggest celebrity football match in the world, and it is UNICEF that handles the charity event.

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Bolt will be leading the Soccer Aid World XI team. On the other hand, it will be pop star Liam Payne of One Direction fame who will captain the England team this year.

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The usual venue for the Soccer Aid charity match is in Chelsea, at the Stamford Bridge stadium. However, the venue will be a different one for the high-profile soccer match- the West Ham ground in Stratford.

This was because several stars threatened to rescind their participation in the event over Staford Bridge stadium’s owner having ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Are you excited to see Bolt play soccer and also reveal the news about owning a team?

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