Paris — Multiple Olympic champion Usain Bolt will line up opposite British pop star Robbie Williams in a charity football match at Manchester United’s Old Trafford Stadium. Now retired, the sprinter gave a teaser of what is to come on Twitter on Monday, claiming he had signed for a football club and would reveal all 24 hours later. Well, the Jamaican’s new team is the Soccer Aid World XI, put together to help raise funds for the UN Children’s Fund.

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