Olympic sprinting great Usain Bolt will continue to pursue his dream of playing professional football despite his failure to reach a deal with Central Coast to play in Australian Football’s A-league.

Following a two-month trial bolt last week rejected central coast’s offer of a us$150,000 contract to play in the current a-league season. He had been hoping for sponsors to come forward to swell his salary to a reported us$3 million.

After also trialing unsuccessfully for teams in Germany, Norway and South Africa, the eight-time Olympic gold medalist said he remains hopeful of eventually winning a professional contract.

Bolt said despite his failure to secure a contract he does not regret his time with central coast in which he made two pre-season appearances, scoring two goals in one match.