Speaking in the wake of the recent World Cup qualifier in Japan, Cahill talks openly about his stellar domestic season with Everton, bushfire tributes, what Australia can achieve at the 2010 World Cup and his South Coast FC A-League bid.

It is also awards time at FourFourTwo HQ, when our brains trust fight, squabble and debate into the wee hours to decide who has excelled in the A-League and what Aussies have done us most proud overseas.

Elsewhere, our publisher goes on an FFA coaching course, we say goodbye to retiring Matildas captain and Australian football legend Cheryl Salisbury and we grill Liverpool and Manchester United stars Fernando Torres and Dimitar Berbatov on their big money moves and title aspirations.