Usain Bolt Ready For Man Utd Bound:
Sir Alex Ferguson has offered Olympic champion Usain Bolt the chance to play for Manchester United in their annual charity match against Real Madrid legends.A lifelong Manchester United fan, Bolt has already been to Old Trafford since his triple gold medal-winning exploits, telling the crowd ahead of last month's 3-2 win over Fulham that they needed to persuade Ferguson to sign him.That is clearly not going to happen.However, Ferguson has raised the possibility of Bolt fulfilling his dream in a rather different way."He's been to Carrington a couple of times and he did help Ronaldo with his sprinting," Ferguson told Inside United."He's a bit of a character and a big United fan. But it's interesting he says he would like to play in a charity game."It could be brilliant, and next year, when we play Real Madrid's Legends again, there could be opportunities to bring him in and see how he does."Ferguson certainly owes Bolt a favour after he took a rather personal interest in the Jamaican's stellar performances at London 2012."I must thank him because that was my biggest bet," he said. "Bolt was 4/5 to win each of them, the 100m and 200m, a week before the tournament started."It was a brilliant bet. I couldn't believe it."He's the fastest man in the world and the others would have to have taken half a second off their running to beat him. He is phenomenal."
Chelsea left-back Ashley Cole will leave on a free transfer at the end of the season after contract talks broke down, according to a report.English tabloid The Sun claims the 31-year-old is upset that the club have only offered him a new one-year extension on his current deal which expires next summer.The publication quoted a club insider as saying: "[Chelsea owner Roman] Abramovich has a rule that anyone over 30 can only be given a one-year extension but it's madness in Ashley's case.""Everyone knows he's the best left-back in the world."He trains hard, really looks after himself and can play at this level for many more years to come.here isn't a club in the world who wouldn't want Ashley on a free."One of the clubs reported by The Sun as a potential suitor for Cole is Real Madrid. The current La Liga champions are managed by Jose Mourinho who enjoyed a good working relationship with the England left-back during their spell together at Stamford Bridge.Adding more fuel to the speculation on Cole's future with the UEFA Champions League holders is the news that young full-back Ryan Bertrand has signed a new five-year contract with the Blues.The 23-year-old Bertrand, who is Cole's understudy, was only a year into a four-year deal agreed last summer but has been rewarded for his remarkable progress in recent months which has included starting two of Chelsea's three Barclays Premier League games this season.
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