Emmet Gates

Emmet is an Irish/Argentine football journalist who lives in London. Emmet has been writing about the Italian game for more than a decade with a host of publications. Read More

Latest posts by Emmet Gates

Reggio Emilia: Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore

Reggiana and Sassuolo share this stadium, here's all you need to know. ... Read More
Mapei Stadium

Golazzo: Gabriel Batistuta, Fiorentina vs. Inter Milan, 1996

Gabriel Batistuta's favourite opponent was Inter Milan, and the Argentine scored a brilliant goal in the 1996 Coppa Italia semi final. ... Read More
Batistuta 1998

Como and Monza Share the Points in First-Ever Serie A Derby

Como and Monza shared the points in their first-ever Serie A derby, with the two teams playing out a 1-1 draw. ... Read More

Paul Pogba’s Failed Second Juventus Stint Shouldn’t Overshadow the Brilliance of his First

Paul Pogba's second stint at Juventus is officially over, but don't let his disastrous return overshadow the brilliance of his first run. ... Read More
Pogba

Claudio Ranieri’s Third Roma Debut Will Be a Trip Down Memory Lane

Claudio Ranieri is set for a nostalgia overload on Sunday evening. Ranieri has returned to the Roma bench for the third time in his storied career, coming to the rescue of the team he loves most in their time of need. Roma’s season has gone from bad to worse since sacking Daniele De Rossi in ... Read More
AS Photo Archive

Classic Calcio: Milan-Juventus, May 2005

AC Milan and Juventus played out a clash of the titans in May 2005, a Scudetto decider that was settled with one moment of genius. ... Read More
Trezeguet

Adriano: The Emperor Still Seeking Inner Peace

Adriano's descent from superstardom to returning to the favela is one of football's saddest tales, but we should celebrate how good he was. ... Read More
Adriano Inter

From Alexis Sanchez to Marcelo Salas: Serie A’s Top Five Chileans

From Alexis Sanchez to Marcelo Salas, Destination Calcio takes a look at the five greatest Chileans to ever play in Serie A ... Read More
Salas Lazio

Inside Cagliari: Nicola’s Tactics, Transfer Window and Best Players

It was a bold choice to make Davide Nicola the manager of Cagliari. Nicola is one of Italy’s great relegation survival experts, having saved the likes of Crotone, Torino and Salernitana in remarkable circumstances. However Nicola only tends to work his magic when coming into a team mid-season, when asked to lead a team from ... Read More
Cagliari

‘Just When I thought I was Out, They Pull Me Back In’: Claudio Ranieri’s Third Roma Stint is an Act of Love

Claudio Ranieri has agreed to manage Roma for a third time following the sacking of Ivan Juric, coming out of retirement in the process. ... Read More
Ranieri Roma

Serie A’s Early Surprise Performers: From the Juventus rocket to the Argentine making waves by the lake

The Serie A season is nearly a third of the way through, and there has been some surprise performers, we take a look at who's sparkled. ... Read More
Francisco Conceicao

Milan: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza

The Giuseppe Meazza, otherwise known as the San Siro, is one of football's greatest cathedrals and a must for any fan. ... Read More
San Siro is one of football's greatest stadiums.