SBS The World Game

It's time to spruik football excellence in the pressure cooker atmosphere that it is the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg.

Host David Basheer is joined by Vitor Sobral, Roberto Arocha and the returning David Zdrilic to examine Matchday 7a.

Host Lucy Zelic is in the driver's seat for the A-League Radio Show, with Sebastian Hassett and Costas Kilias.

Phoenix is stuffed five times more than Aunty May's turkey at Christmas.

The Mariners are a more awful experience than thinking you've got one Malteser left in the bag but don't.

Sydney FC does the impossible and shock horror, wins a game at home.

Host Lucy Zelic is back with another instalment of the A-League Radio Show, with Sebastian Hassett and Costas Kilias.

It's a sell-out fest at Sydney FC and everything MUST GO!

The top of the table clash has neither side saying checkmate.

For Melbourne Heart, there is no need for tears or the blood, just the sweat as it perspires its way to victory in Albury.

Host Lucy Zelic is back with another installment of the A-League Radio Show, with Sebastian Hassett and Costas Kilias.

The Sky Blues were up against just 10 men, but there was nothing manly about Sydney FC's performance as it lost to an inspired Melbourne Heart at AAMI Stadium last Friday night.

Wellington Phoenix stunned Adelaide United across the ditch, and referee Ben Williams re-introduced Joel Griffiths to a familiar friend of his. The name is Card, Red Card.

The panel also discusses the newly implemented "stringent ticketing measures on Western Sydney Wanderers and Melbourne Victory fans", as imposed by Football Federation Australia this week.

Is that Frank Farina, or Houdini? Once again, the Sydney FC boss has wriggled out of trouble on the back of a 5-0 drubbing of Melbourne Victory.

Lucy is back to discuss that and much more with Fairfax journalist Sebastian Hassett and our best friend in Melbourne, Costas Kilias.

Also on the agenda for the panel this week is that Herald Sun cartoon, what players say and what they do as the transfer window begins narrowing to a close, Wellington Phoenix's chances, despite a defeat to Brisbane Roar, and all the other news from the week in the A-League.

A drunk Manchester United fan called police after the Red Devils' latest defeat asking to "report a crime" to former boss Sir Alex Ferguson. David Moyes's side was dumped out of the semi-final stage of the League Cup by Sunderland after a dramatic penalty shootout. Listen to the call here.

Lucy opens with a song, Costas Kilias is back and Seb Hassett is on board as ever as we digest another seven days in the A-League.

In a week when the competition has lost yet another coach, the panel discusses Gary van Egmond's sacking from Newcastle Jets, along with other names in top jobs both at home and abroad.

We look back at Melbourne Heart's win over the Jets and all the other matches from Round 15, discuss Tony Popovic's rotation policy after Western Sydney Wanderers' controversial defeat to Adelaide United, and the now mighty Wellington Phoenix.

And, of course, Tom Rogic is back in the A-League, this time with Melbourne Victory, while Alessandro Del Piero is going nowhere ... for now. Listen in.

Lucy Zelic is back with all the news from the A-League with Seb Hassett and Aytek Genc.

This week, a big tick for Matthew Spiranovic, and a big question for News Limited journalist Rebecca Wilson. We look back at the Sydney Derby,

Listen in, and feel free to share, and to read the open letter to Rebecca mentioned by Lucy, click here: http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/lucy-zelic/blog/1178600/An-open-letter-to-Rebecca-Wilson

Les was on 3AW this week chatting to Justin Smith about the violence that occurred in Melbourne on 28 December and led to Melbourne Victory and Western Sydney Wanderers being cautioned for the behaviour of their supporters.

Brendan Schwab, FIFPro Vice President and Chairman FIFPro Asia, talks to World News Australia's John Baldock about the circumstances of Australia football star Mark Bresciano's four-month ban for an alleged illegal transfer. Bresciano has been cleared by the Court of Arbitration for sport to play for the Socceroos at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.