During Melbourne City's 1-1 draw away to Sydney FC in round 10, Cahill was roundly booed and heckled by the home support.

The veteran striker told Fox Sports that he texted family members at half time to leave because of the verbal abuse he received throughout the game.

Cahill said the fan reaction “hit me harder personally because it was verbal abuse and direct.”

But speaking at the launch of the A-League 2016/17 Summer of Football, Cahill said opposition fans jeering him was not a problem.

“I got no issue with booing,” he said. “Booing is part and parcel of the game, you’ve got to embrace the booing.”

Cahill joins other returning Socceroos in being a victim of the A-League boo boys and the 37-year-old said that type of beahviour by opposition fans is something he anticipated.

“I can’t expect to play against Melbourne Victory or Sydney FC or Western Sydney Wanderers and expect them to like me,” he said.

“The main things is, I’ve never enticed or provoked them and booing is part of the game so I’ve got no problem with it.”

After apparently revealing that he used his mobile phone to text family members during half-time at ANZ Stadium to ask them to leave, Cahill may have inadvertently breached A-League regulations.

The veteran striker now faces a $500 fine for breaking rules that prohibit players and coaches from using any mobile phones during a game.

Yesterday FFA confirmed an investigation would be made into Cahill’s half-time actions with the Socceroo striker admitting he would be happy to accept any disciplinary measures that the governing body would hand out.

“Yes, no problem,” he said. “It’s been dealt with by the FFA and I fully support anything that goes with it, FFA have got my full support.”