Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

What's your role at Euro 2008?
Back home I'm afraid. I'll be making sure that the blog keeps working and will largely be behind the scenes. If all goes to plan, you won't hear too much from me.

Favourite team?
Liverpool FC, so I'm still finding tricky to take.

Favourite player?
- the man was a genius. Stevie Gerrard - the man is a genius. And Fernando Torres - the man might just be a genius.

Ideal sporting dinner guest?
. No doubt about it. Ideally circa 1960s but it would still be an absolute pleasure to meet "The Greatest" today.

Best bit of advice received?
Have had lots of advice - just can't remember any of it right now. Advice to self: "Remember what you are told."

Tell us something the public might not know about you...
I once scored an own goal, gave away a penalty and headed against my own bar all in the same first half of a university football match. Amazingly the ref sought me out afterwards to tell me that I had a good second half, but we lost 8-2.

Disappointed the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Nations didn't make it?
Yes - I am desperate for England to win something and it has been far too long. That said, their absence ensures that I will throw no football-enduced strops this summer.

Will there be another surprise winner?
Could be - the tournament is wide open. And may surprise everyone by actually pulling their fingers out on the big stage. But it's more likely that an old stager like Germany or France will come out on top again.

Which player will take the tournament by storm?
Torres.

Finally, how many goals will be scored in Euro 2008?
67.