FOOTBALL VIEWS

TUESDAY: SPORTING LISBON V BODO/GLIMT Sporting were well beaten in the first leg and their fans will be hoping for a response in this second leg. Especially as they're playing at home where their record has been very good. Bodo/Glimt's performance in the first leg didn't surprise me at all because of the recent results they've had in this competition. They're halfway from making Sporting their latest Champions League scalp and I think they'll make of it in this one by winning

SATURDAY: BURNLEY V BOURNEMOUTH Burnley's last home game was one of the games of the season as they showed incredible character to come from behind and nearly beat Brentford. Scott Parker's side have looked competitive in a lot of their home games this season but they need to be more than competitive if they're to stay up because time is running out for them. Bournemouth are still unbeaten since losing to Arsenal at the beginning of the calendar year but their away form hasn'

I did midfielder-striker partnerships last week and this week I've decided to do another partnership that doesn't get mentioned a lot in a partnership between a winger and a striker. Winger and striker partnerships are more common these days because they now play closer together than they did about 15 years ago as the majority of teams these days now play a 4-3-3 formation, which enable the wingers to play closer to the striker than they did when playing a 4-4-2. The roles of

I would normally do a European League's top 10 later in the week but with this week being a Champions League week, I've decided to do it earlier in the week and do a Champions League related top 10. This week's European League's top 10 is Champions League Wingers. Many of the best wingers in Europe have lit up the Champions League over the years and it was in this very competition where we first saw the role of a winger change. Wingers used to be players who would hog the tou

The draw for the FA Cup Quarter Finals was made earlier this evening and there are some interesting ties to look forward to next month. The tie of the round has to be Man City taking on Liverpool because of the size of both clubs, the quality of both teams and the history of the fixture and especially from recent seasons because of the rivalry both teams have had over the last 6-7 years. Port Vale, who knocked out Sunderland in the 5th Round, have the chance to cause yet anot