Maltese muscle into sprint for Bolt's services

Scoring exploits Down Under spark interest in Jamaican icon

SYDNEY - Following his scoring exploits in Australia, Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt could be making his way to Europe after being offered a two-year pro soccer contract in Malta, reports said on Tuesday.

Bolt, 32, has been on trial with A-League club the Central Coast Mariners since August in his bid to pursue a boyhood dream of becoming a soccer player after retiring from athletics last year.