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Usain Bolt is no stranger to the adulation of sports fans.

However, at Sydney airport on Saturday, Bolt was welcomed not as a sprinter - but as a footballer.

The eight-time Olympic champion, who has agreed an "indefinite training period" with A-League side Central Coast Mariners, was greeted by legions of fans on his arrival, including children with "Welcome Usain" signs.

"I love Australia, so I'm happy to call Australia home for now," said Bolt.

"I'm going to show the world what I'm made of," the Jamaican added.

Bolt could train with the Mariners for the first time on Tuesday - which is also his 32nd birthday.

The athletics legend arrived in a Central Coast Mariners scarf

Bolt has already trained with Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, South African club Sundowns and Norway's Stromsgodset

Bolt is not guaranteed a permanent contract with the Mariners

Meanwhile, the Mariners have welcomed the athletics legend to the club - with a lightning bolt image in the centre circle at their home ground...