Last night's edition of American Idol contained a big surprise for Liverpool-born contestant Hollie Cavanagh, who was sent a good luck message by Jamie Carragher and the Liverpool FC team.

Hollie was delighted by the well wishing, which appeared to have been recorded when the team were suited and booted at the FA Cup semi-final.

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Hollie Cavanagh's bid for the title of American Idol got a huge boost last night, when Jamie Carragher and his teammates sent her a good luck message from across the pond.

Hollie, who lived in Allerton, Liverpool before her parents moved to Texas ten years ago, was seemingly overwhelmed when Ryan Seacrest introduced Carra before her performance, although it's not entirely clear whether the majority of the audience understood what he said.

When you think showbiz, glitz, glamour and pop stardom, your thought naturally turn to Liverpool stalwart Jamie Carragher. The veteran defender hit a few bum notes during his FA Cup semi-final appearance against Everton, but that didn't stop him popping up on US talent show American Idol. Carra fronted a message of support to teenage [.

There is an alarming trend towards anything containing the word "who" being awesome.

Before anyone thinks me crazy, here a few examples.

1. Horton hears a ...

2. Doctor ...

The ...s in the Grinch (one of the best movies of all time, especially for a 10 year old, undisputed)

3.

Back in 2008 Malaysia were drawn against Thailand, Vietnam and Laos in the ASEAN Football Federation Cup. After defeating Laos 3-0 hopes were high in the homeland that finally the Hariamau would make an impression in the region's leading competition. But successive defeats against Vietnam and Malaysia soon ended those hopes.

Story yesterday suggesting some businessmen were putting together a bid to joun the SLeague in 2012; assuming that is any of the current 12 teams decide to drop out.
Paul Parker, former England, Fulham and QPR full back, is thought to be involved at some level. He has been kicking round the region for a couple of years now and was behind a failed bid from Darwin in Australia.

Story yesterday suggesting some businessmen were putting together a bid to joun the SLeague in 2012; assuming that is any of the current 12 teams decide to drop out.
Paul Parker, former England, Fulham and QPR full back, is thought to be involved at some level. He has been kicking round the region for a couple of years now and was behind a failed bid from Darwin in Australia.

If you have ever wondered what it would be like if you combined Fox's hit show American Idol with the sport of soccer, it wouldn't be too far off from Sueño MLS. Now in its 5th year, Sueño MLS sees corporate sponsors like All-State (technically the full title is Sueño MLS - Presented by All-State) team up with a couple of MLS clubs to conduct tryout sessions for young soccer players.

Stuart Holden...American idol?

American midfielders have been getting their shine on in England. Clint Dempsey has been leading Fulham, Stuart Holden has been a mainstay for Bolton, and Jonathan Spector has been a surprise performer for West Ham. Moreover, Jermaine Jones recently debuted for Blackburn on loan from Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and we may soon see Michael Bradley make the move from the Bundesliga (where he plays for Borussia Moenchengladbach) to the Premier League as well.

John Nyen is a frequent contributor at TSG. He's a USMNT fan as well as a Liverpool fan...and still proud.

Ah, I can see the corrugated etching on the Ballon d'Or award.

USMNT material, yes!...?

The White Whale, the Golden Idol, the Impossible Dream..... this is something that all fans of the US Mens National Team think about, a forward with the talent of Messi or Ronaldo who is American and plays for the USA.

It's Saturday morning and day four of training camp; needless to say, the lads are starting to get a bit fatigued after several training sessions coming off a long break. Nonetheless, it appears they have some energy left in the tank.
As usual the equipment room opens at 8:30 a.m., an hour before departure.