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Cahill's hilarious karaoke initiation revealed

Tim Cahill may be 36 and a legend of Australian football, but he wasn't exempt from Melbourne City's initiation process just hours before his club debut.

Cahill made his debut for City on Wednesday night, coming on as a substitute in their 2-1 FFA Cup round-of-16 win over Brisbane Strikers.

But on Tuesday night he was forced to to sing in front of his teammates in a Brisbane hotel.

His rendition of Lean On Me wasn't the best, but it was the Socceroos star's way of telling his new teammates he has their backs.

"We're starting a journey now of something that could be special," Cahill said.

Cahill in action. Image: Getty
Cahill in action. Image: Getty

It actually wasn't the first time in his decorated career that he's chosen to belt out the Bill Withers hit for his team.

"That's the first song I sung when I was at Everton, when (former teammate) Duncan Ferguson got me on the stage, and this is the way it feels," he said.

"We're going to build a good culture at this club … we're going to be critical of each other in-house to make ourselves better and also take care of each other because that's what good teams do.

"That's what we've promised ourselves this year, to stay together through thick and thin and (against the Strikers) you’ve seen against a difficult opposition, away, (on) a difficult pitch, that we did that."