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Highest-scoring Socceroo - Tim Cahill is the highest-scoring Socceroo of all time. However, has not scored in club play this year.
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50 Goals - Cahill has scored 50 goals for Australia in international matches.
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Not a shoo-in - But despite those impressive statistics, Cahill was not considered a shoo-in for the Socceroos.
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Socceroos deny corporate influence - The Football Federation Australia has denied that sponsorship dollars convinced the Socceroos to include the veteran striker in this year's squad.
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'Cahilltex' campaign's interesting timing - Petrol gas station Caltex named five petrol stations after Cahill, calling them 'Cahilltex', in a promotional campaign announced immediately after the announcement.
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Cahill's face - Cahill's face is being used at 'Cahilltex' locations for the Socceroo promotion.
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Caltex Socceroos - Caltex owns the official naming rights for the Australian national soccer team, who's full name is Caltex Socceroos.
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38-years-old - Cahill is a ripe 38-years-old and was born in Sydney.
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Cahill left Melbourne City - In early December, Cahill and Melbourne City said they came to a mutual agreement to end Cahill's contract there.
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Without a club - Cahill was without a club for a month.
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Millwall - Cahill was re-signed to Millwall FC, UK, the first professional team he ever played for, in January.
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Barely used by Melbourne City - Cahill only started one match while at Melbourne City, scoring 11 goals in the entire 2016-17 season.
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No goals - Tim Cahill has only played 100 minutes in 10 substitute appearances in 2018 and has scored no goals.
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Jamie Maclaren out - Cahill's selection announcement was made at the same time as Jamie Maclaren's cut.
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Eight goals in 15 matches - Maclaren has scored eight goals in 15 games for the Scottish Premiership's Hibernian, that's including a hat trick against the Rangers a day prior to getting cut from the squad.
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24-years-old - Maclaren is 24-years-old and scored five goals for the Socceroos in three international appearances.
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"Don't have time to be sentimental" - Cahill told ESPN that Socceroos coach, Van Marwijk, wasn't doing him a favour by keeping him on the squad because the national team "Don't have time to be sentimental".
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Spoken once to the coach - "I've probably spoken once to Van Marwijk and that was in the last camp about my fitness in Norway," Cahill said to Macquarie Radio.
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"What you've done in the past" - "I don't feel any player has a given right -- regardless of what you've done in your past -- to think they've got that seat on the plane to Russia." Caahill said in the same interview.
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One of two - Cahill is now one of two strikers on the Socceroos squad.
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Turkey - The team will head to Turkey to train before the World Cup starts on May 24.
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Three more cuts - The squad will trim three more players before going to Russia.
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"A special case" - Socceroos coach Bert van Marwijk called Cahill "A special case" one week before the official announcement was made.
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"Giving it everything" - “I can’t wait to head over, join the rest of the squad and get to work. I’ll be giving it everything to make the final squad for Russia.” Cahill said on Twitter.
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Teams - Cahill has played for Millwall, Everton, New York Red Bulls, Shanghai Shenhua, Hangzhou Greentown, Melbourne City and now again back to Millwall.
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International - Cahill has played for Samoa U20, Australia U23 and the Socceroos.
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Squad so far: forwards - The forwards so far for the Socceroos are: Daniel Arzani, Tim Cahill, Tomi Juric, Robbie Kruse, Mat Leckie, Andrew Nabbout and Nikita Rukavytsya.
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Squad so far: midfielders - The midfielders so far for the Socceroos are: Jackson Irvine, Mile Jedinak, Massimo Luongo, Aaron Mooy, Dimitri Petratos, Tom Rogic and James Troisi.
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Squad so far: Goalkeepers and defenders - The goalkeepers so far for the Socceroos are: Brad Jones, Mat Ryan, Danny Vukovic and the defenders so far are: Aziz Behich, Josh Brillante, Milos Degenek, Fran Karacic, Matt Jurman, James Meredith, Mark Milligan, Josh Risdon and Trent Sainsbury.
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Highest-scoring Socceroo - Tim Cahill is the highest-scoring Socceroo of all time. However, has not scored in club play this year.
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50 Goals - Cahill has scored 50 goals for Australia in international matches.
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Not a shoo-in - But despite those impressive statistics, Cahill was not considered a shoo-in for the Socceroos.
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Socceroos deny corporate influence - The Football Federation Australia has denied that sponsorship dollars convinced the Socceroos to include the veteran striker in this year's squad.
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'Cahilltex' campaign's interesting timing - Petrol gas station Caltex named five petrol stations after Cahill, calling them 'Cahilltex', in a promotional campaign announced immediately after the announcement.
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Cahill's face - Cahill's face is being used at 'Cahilltex' locations for the Socceroo promotion.
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Caltex Socceroos - Caltex owns the official naming rights for the Australian national soccer team, who's full name is Caltex Socceroos.
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38-years-old - Cahill is a ripe 38-years-old and was born in Sydney.
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Cahill left Melbourne City - In early December, Cahill and Melbourne City said they came to a mutual agreement to end Cahill's contract there.
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Without a club - Cahill was without a club for a month.
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Millwall - Cahill was re-signed to Millwall FC, UK, the first professional team he ever played for, in January.
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Barely used by Melbourne City - Cahill only started one match while at Melbourne City, scoring 11 goals in the entire 2016-17 season.
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No goals - Tim Cahill has only played 100 minutes in 10 substitute appearances in 2018 and has scored no goals.
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Jamie Maclaren out - Cahill's selection announcement was made at the same time as Jamie Maclaren's cut.
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Eight goals in 15 matches - Maclaren has scored eight goals in 15 games for the Scottish Premiership's Hibernian, that's including a hat trick against the Rangers a day prior to getting cut from the squad.
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24-years-old - Maclaren is 24-years-old and scored five goals for the Socceroos in three international appearances.
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"Don't have time to be sentimental" - Cahill told ESPN that Socceroos coach, Van Marwijk, wasn't doing him a favour by keeping him on the squad because the national team "Don't have time to be sentimental".
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Spoken once to the coach - "I've probably spoken once to Van Marwijk and that was in the last camp about my fitness in Norway," Cahill said to Macquarie Radio.
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"What you've done in the past" - "I don't feel any player has a given right -- regardless of what you've done in your past -- to think they've got that seat on the plane to Russia." Caahill said in the same interview.
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One of two - Cahill is now one of two strikers on the Socceroos squad.
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Turkey - The team will head to Turkey to train before the World Cup starts on May 24.
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Three more cuts - The squad will trim three more players before going to Russia.
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"A special case" - Socceroos coach Bert van Marwijk called Cahill "A special case" one week before the official announcement was made.
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"Giving it everything" - “I can’t wait to head over, join the rest of the squad and get to work. I’ll be giving it everything to make the final squad for Russia.” Cahill said on Twitter.
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Teams - Cahill has played for Millwall, Everton, New York Red Bulls, Shanghai Shenhua, Hangzhou Greentown, Melbourne City and now again back to Millwall.
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International - Cahill has played for Samoa U20, Australia U23 and the Socceroos.
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Squad so far: forwards - The forwards so far for the Socceroos are: Daniel Arzani, Tim Cahill, Tomi Juric, Robbie Kruse, Mat Leckie, Andrew Nabbout and Nikita Rukavytsya.
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Squad so far: midfielders - The midfielders so far for the Socceroos are: Jackson Irvine, Mile Jedinak, Massimo Luongo, Aaron Mooy, Dimitri Petratos, Tom Rogic and James Troisi.
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Squad so far: Goalkeepers and defenders - The goalkeepers so far for the Socceroos are: Brad Jones, Mat Ryan, Danny Vukovic and the defenders so far are: Aziz Behich, Josh Brillante, Milos Degenek, Fran Karacic, Matt Jurman, James Meredith, Mark Milligan, Josh Risdon and Trent Sainsbury.
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Tim Cahill's career, controversy and selection
Does a petrol station choose who plays for the Socceroos?
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Surprise, controversy and sentimentality are all emotions being lobbed back and forth in the Tim Cahill Socceroo selection conversation.
Football Federation Australia is denying that sponsorship money influenced their decision.
Cahill is among the 26 men that could represent Australia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, despite not scoring a goal in 2018.
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