The following is courtesy of USFooty.com

Idol shocker! Michael Johns is voted off!

American Idol finalist and Ex-Atlanta Kookaburra Michael Johns finished in the bottom three for the first time Thursday, and in a surprising result ended up being eliminated from the TV talent competition.

Johns had arguably more professional music experience than the other finalist, but Johns received the fewest viewer votes for his straight-forward rendition Tuesday with Aerosmith’s “Dream On”.

From everyone at USFooty, we wish you all the best! You have a wonderful future ahead of you and will go far in your career.

Michael Good Luck in all your future adventures!

This weekend sees the third of the Revolution’s three weekends of training and selection. The final weekend for the Revo’s selection involves a number of games against some of the best players in USFooty. The Revos will be at the Faststream Florida Tournament and has matches lined up against a team made up of players from the BW Eagles, Florida, the New York Magpies and the Denver Bulldogs. They have two games, the first on Saturday and the second on Sunday.

Assistant Coach, Jason Becker, says that the squad for Australia will be named in some form at the end of the weekend. “Many candidates are well known and the selection committee has a good understanding of their games. Other guys are newer on the scene,” says Becker. “While we'll be taking a look at everyone, and everyone will have a chance to shine by doing good things on the field, we'll need to focus a little extra on the guys who haven't made it to all the selectors' radar yet. But, in general, it's the one last chance for each guy to show what he can do. It's all about finding out who can play footy.”

An interesting story appeared recently in the Herald Sun about Bobby Cunningham, a 193cm, 108kg native of Brooklyn, New York talking about his love of the Australian game and his plans to play for the Russell's Creek Football Club in the Warrnambool and District Football League. Cunningham came to Australia to play basketball but was soon hooked on North Melbourne and when many would be retiring from sport, he's starting afresh.

The full article is here.

Colorado Springs has been the confirmed venue for the 2008 USAFL National Championships for some time now. In fact never before has the league given so much advance warning of the venue. The date however has been up in the air until now. Ironically up in the air due to the US Air Force Academy Falcons who use the facility for their home games. The draw for their 2008 season has just been released which has allowed USFooty to confirm October 11th and 12th as the dates for this year’s championships (when the Falcons are playing away).

The announcement on the USFooty website includes “The event is the biggest Australian Football tournament in the world, and will attract 1,000 American/Australian players, officials and coaching staff, with a total of 32 men’s teams spread across four divisions, as well as up to 6 women’s teams. The tourney in Colorado Springs will also feature a national netball event in conjunction with the football championships.”

WorldFootyNews.com and USFootyNews.com are teaming up to present the 2008 USFooty Top 10 Poll. To kick things off we are having a Top 10 Countdown for the Preseason Top 10. Who are the best teams in USFooty?

The San Diego Lions are Number 2 in the WFN/USFN Top 10 Poll. The Lions finished the year 9-1 and Number 2 in the World Footy News Top 10 Poll.

While holding down the number 1 position through out the year, the Lions only lost one game – the National Championship match against the Denver Bulldogs. Just one goal separated the two top teams in the USFooty Championship game.

It was March Madness in the US and we were following the performances of the best of the best in College footy, that’s right, footy! While most Americans were watching the Sweet Sixteen and the Elite Eight (the US National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball finals), Vanderbilt University was hosting the USFooty National Collegiate Championship. The tourney brought together some of the best college footy programs in the country including Vandy, North Carolina, and St John's (MN).

UNC – Chapel Hill, not only has one of the best basketball programs in the country it also has one of the best footy programs. The Tar Heels have been competing for a number of years against the arch-rival NC State and the “old-boys” of the North Carolina Tigers. Vandy is a relative young club with a lot of ambition. Many ‘Dores represent the Kangaroos in the MAAFL. The St John's “Johnnies” are the new kids on the block but they have talent to spare making a large portion of the 2007 Division II National Championship winning Minnesota Freeze. The Johnnies include many former Yankaroos - St John's students studying at Notre Dame in Western Australia and going through a footy program supported by the WAFL's South Fremantle.

WorldFootyNews.com and USFootyNews.com are teaming up to present the 2008 USFooty Top 10 Poll. To kick things off we are having a Top 10 Countdown for the Preseason Top 10. Who are the best teams in USFooty?

The Baltimore Washington Eagles are Ranked Number 3 in the WFN/USFN Top 10 Poll. The Eagles had a break out season in 2007. In 2006 the Eagles won the Division II National Championship, so the expectations were high for 2007 but even the most optimistic predictions weren’t for as well as their 2007 went.They finished 7-1 with their only loss to the eventual champions the Denver Bulldogs. The Eagles were ranked number 3 in the final World Footy News Poll. Their number 3 finish was spoofed in a YouTube viral video made for the Eagles' 2007 Awards Night.

The 2008 Faststream Spring Invitational will take place on April 12 and 13 at the new Broward County Cricket complex in Lauderhill, Florida, USA. The $US 70m complex was completed in November 07 and this will be the first time that it has seen competitive footy. The tournament will see some of the best matches that we will see before Nationals in Colorado.

The tourney will be the 2008 debut for 2007 National Champions, the Denver Bulldogs, the number 4 team in the country (by our reckoning) the New York Magpies and the number 3 Baltimore Washington Eagles. Taking on 3 of the top 4 USFooty teams will be hosts, the Florida Redbacks (combined with the Fort Lauderdale Fighting Squids). This will also be the final trial for the US Revolution as the coaching staff looks to get the team ready for the AFL International Cup in Melbourne and Warrnambool.

WorldFootyNews.com and USFootyNews.com are teaming up to present the 2008 USFooty Top 10 Poll. To kick things off we are having a Top 10 Countdown for the Preseason Top 10. Who are the best teams in USFooty?

The New York Magpies are Number 4 in the WFN/USFN Top 10 Poll. New York had a solid season in 2007, finishing 6-2 and Number 4 in the World Footy News Top 10 Poll. Their only two losses came against the Baltimore Washington Eagles and the San Diego Lions.

WorldFootyNews.com and USFootyNews.com are teaming up to present the 2008 USFooty Top 10 Poll. To kick things off we are having a Top 10 Countdown for the Preseason Top 10. Who are the best teams in USFooty?

Golden Gate Roos are Number 5 in the WFN/USFN Top 10 Poll. The Golden Gate Roos finished 2007 5th in the World Footy News Top 10 Poll with a 2-3 record.