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Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt, playing for A-League football club Central Coast Mariners, fights for the ball with a player from a  a Central Coast amateur selection team during a pre-season practice football match in Gosford, New South Wales on August 31, 2018. - Sprint king Usain Bolt made his much-anticipated football debut on August 31, exciting fans but tiring quickly in a 20-minute cameo as his Central Coast Mariners hammered an amateur side 6-1 in a pre-season warm-up. (Photo by Andrew Murray / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Bolt makes respectable debut

Usain Bolt said it would take four months for him to reach his best after a first football cameo appearance for A-League club Central Coast Mariners.

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Football Federation Australia CEO David Gallop addresses the media during a press conference in Sydney, Monday, September 11, 2017. Westfield W-League players will receive a significant pay increase and improved employment conditions following a landmark collective bargaining agreement between Football Federation Australia, the Westfield W-League clubs and Professional Footballers Australia. (AAP Image/Dean Lewins) NO ARCHIVING

FFA push for more fields

Football Federation Australia is calling for the establishment of a $100 million fighting fund to help improve grassroots facilities

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Alexander Baumjohann (centre) of the Wanderers reacts after scoring against Bonnyrigg during the FFA Cup Round of 16 match between the Bonnyrigg White Eagles and the Western Sydney Wanderers at Marconi Stadium in Sydney, Wednesday, August 29, 2018. (AAP Image/Brendan Esposito) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

German stars for the Wanderers

Western Sydney Wanderers were made to do it tough but class prevailed as they moved into the quarter-finals of the FFA Cup with a 2-1 win over Bonnyrigg White Eagles.

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