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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

Spectacular Pisa Travel to Genoa to Face Struggling Sampdoria

Pisa produced a statement win against Sassuolo in the big Boxing Day game, and now Pippo Inzaghi's men travel to face struggling Sampdoria. ... Read More
Pisa win

Sampdoria Need a Boxing Day Victory as In-Form Carrarese Come to Town

Sampdoria are in need of a win on Boxing Day as Carrarese come to town, with the Tuscan outfit impressing and in the top half of the table. ... Read More
Samp Vieira

Paulo Dybala Remains One of Serie A’s Shiniest Jewels As He Draws Closer to Legendary Argentine Duo

Paulo Dybala was in tremendous form against Parma, and it can be forgotten just how good the Argentine is when healthy. ... Read More
Dybala Roma

How Sampdoria Long For Another Gianluca Vialli

Gianluca Vialli is most associated with Sampdoria, but was born and raised in Cremona, and he graduated through Cremonese's youth system. ... Read More
Vialli Samp

Why Andriy Shevchenko Has Every Right To Celebrate As He Marks Ballon d’Or Anniversary With Ukraine Tour

Twenty years ago this month Andriy Shevchenko won the 2004 Ballon d'Or award in France, and the Ukrainian more than deserved the prize. ... Read More
Shevchenko 2004

Inter Milan Produce Statement Performance as Lazio Suffer Biggest Ever Home Defeat

Inter Milan produced a masterclass in their 6-0 demolition of Lazio in the capital, and it could be a turning point in the title race. ... Read More
Inter 6-0 Lazio

AC Milan’s Moneyball Approach Angering Fans As 125th Birthday Celebrations Fall Flat

AC Milan's draw against Genoa angered fans as frustrations begin to mount with the club hierarchy over percieved lack of ambition. ... Read More
Morata Milan

Pressure is Building for Alessio Dionisi at Palermo as Catanzaro Come to Town

Catanzaro left it late. Very late. The Giallorossi had come from a goal down at home to Brescia and were hammering on the away side’s door seeking a winner. They’d already had a goal disallowed for offside, and time was fast running out when the clocked ticked into the 98th minute. Following a corner that ... Read More
Palermo v Sampdoria - Serie B Playoffs

Lazio and Roma Prove Days of Neglecting Europa League Are Over for Serie A Giants

Lazio are top of the Europa League table, and Italian sides are finally treating the competition seriously after neglecting it for years. ... Read More
Lazio Ajax

Juventus Roll Back the Years with Vintage European Performance

Juventus rolled back the years with a vintage European performance against Man City that will give Thiago Motta some breathing room. ... Read More
Juventus City win

Golazzo: Alessandro Del Piero, Lazio vs Juventus, 1994

Bernardino di Betto was a renaissance-era painter born in Perugia in the middle of the 15th century.  Famous for his works in the Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome and Siena Cathedral, Di Betto is better known to the world as Pinturicchio (The Little Painter). Pinturicchio, who died in 1513, has always been closely associated ... Read More
Del Piero Lazio 1995

Palermo: Stadio Renzo Barbera

Palermo play in the Stadio Renzo Barbera, one of the most atmospheric grounds in the country. ... Read More
Aerial Views Of Italian Coastlines During Summertime