Bolt must prove himself like any other player, say Mariners

Soccer Football - France 98 v FIFA 98 Selection - U Arena Stadium, Nanterre, France - June 12, 2018 FIFA 98’s Usain Bolt in action REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Usain Bolt will be granted all the time he needs to prove himself worthy of a contract at the Central Coast Mariners but the retired athletics superstar will have to prove himself like any other player, officials at the struggling Australian soccer club have said.

The Mariners confirmed on Tuesday the Olympic sprint champion would train "indefinitely" with the club, which finished bottom of the 10-team A-League last season and operates in one of the country's smallest soccer markets.