Legacy: The Autobiography of Tim Cahill

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Tim Cahill. Legacy: The Autobiography of Tim Cahill

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Contents

FOREWORD

FEARLESS

REACHING HIGHER

GOLDEN BICYCLES AND OLYMPIC DREAMS

LESSONS FROM SAMOA

BEATING THE ODDS

SACRIFICES

ENGLAND

THE LION’S DEN

SAMOAN FIRE

DOWN BUT NEVER OUT

THE CUP RUN

THE CALL-UP

EVERTON

GLADIATORS

ONE CITY, TWO COLOURS

THE BOYS IN BLUE

MAKING HISTORY

ALL GOOD THINGS

ROLLING BACK THE YEARS

AMERICA

BRAZIL AND BEYOND

GREEN AND GOLD

NEW HORIZONS

LEGACY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Plate Section

About the Publisher

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In memory of Faataualofa Tuato Born 3 April 1932, died 27 May 2005

The backbone of our family

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We played for a team called Banshee Knights. Our team identity was Irish but our close-knit group of friends—Ian Frenkel, Filimon Filippou, Vince Hansimikali and Nick Pizzano—were from loads of backgrounds. The name Banshee Knights was my father’s idea. Dad’s of Irish descent and loved those screaming banshees of Celtic legend. We wore the green and white with black shorts.

We were all talented individuals, and as a team we were fierce. We played in a lot of big competitions. Once we even travelled to Canberra for a tournament, though we lost in the finals to a team led by Nick and Leo Carle, two South American brothers who were also fantastically gifted indoor players. Despite that loss we continued to be known as the underdog team that seemed to do well on big occasions.

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