Usain Bolt predicts he would be at "Wayne Rooney's level
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Usain Bolt is considering a career change to become a professional footballer - and predicts he'll be at Wayne Rooney's level.
The Jamaican sprinter, who plans to retire this year, won the top prize for a man at the Laureus World Sports Awards in Monaco on Tuesday night, where he revealed he has accomplished everything he wants to in athletics.
The 30-year-old is considering a move to football - an idea he has previously toyed with - and claims that while he won't be the best player in the world, he'll be pretty good.
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So good in fact he will be comparable to Manchester United's record goal-scorer, although not successful enough to be considered "the best footballer in the world".
"I'm going to get a chance to train at Dortmund, which is good," said Bolt.
"I think I'll go there for a week, just to train and feel it out.
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"I've had people suggest different teams and suggest ways we can get into football. We've been looking into those things, but we're not sure what's going on yet.
"But at any level, I just want to see if I'd be any good, because I play football all the time with my friends and I think I'm at a good level.
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"If I train and put some good work in I think I could be pretty good.
"I'm not gonna lie, I'm not gonna say I'm going to be the best footballer in the world. But I'd be at a good level, I'd say. Maybe Wayne Rooney level."