With the presence of several world-class figures in sports, and especially football, last weekend a friendly benefit took place at Stamford Bridge in London organized by Soccer Aid, the UNICEF team that participates in events every year to raise funds for the UN-dependent association.
In what turned out to be a match between a historic team from England against the Rest of the World, one of the participants was the legend of world athletics Usain Bolt. Retired from the slopes in 2017, with Rio de Janeiro 2016 being his last participation in the Olympic Games, The record holder participated in the Soccer Aid friendly to support the charitable cause.
When the match was taking place, Bolt suffered the serious injury. When he tried to mark former English player Jermain Defoe, the Jamaican grabbed the back of his right leg and remained lying on the floor. Medical teams quickly entered the playing field to see what had happened to the multiple athletics champion and removed him on a stretcher.
The 8-time Olympic gold medalist himself confirmed it on his social network X with a post in the Chelsea locker room, in which he was seen on crutches and with his leg immobilized. “Achilles broken, but we are warriors”,
Logically, the Jamaican will have to undergo surgery to undergo surgery and will subsequently go through a rehabilitation process before returning to his daily life.
bolt He was one of the celebrities who participated in the team World XIwhose coach was the Argentine Mauricio Pochettino, who returned to the Chelsea stadium after being fired by the English club after the last Premier League season. In addition to the Jamaican, the other figures who were part of that star squad were Maisie Adam, Theo Baker, Tony Bellew, Roberto Carlos, Petr Cech, Martin Compston, Alessandro Del Piero, Diamond, Michael Essien, Patrice Evra, Tommy Fury, Eden Hazard, Roman Kemp, Kaylyn Kyle, Lee Mack, Jason Manford, John Obi Mikel and Emmett J Scanlan.
Before getting injured, Bolt assisted the Italian Del Piero in one of his team’s goals. The match ended 6-3 in favor of the England figures, who won for the first time since 2018.
The Jamaican, winner of eight gold medals at the Olympic Games in the 100 and 200 meter events, retired in 2017 after a brilliant career and expressed his desire to begin a stage as a footballer. However, sport, except for amateur issues, has been history for Bolt for .
Source: Ambito
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