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

Classic Calcio: Germany vs Italy, Euro 2012

Italy and Germany have played out many a classic game down the years, and the Euro 2012 semi final delivered the best of Mario Balotelli. ... Read More
Balotelli

Udinese’s Lorenzo Lucca Finally Giving Luciano Spalletti What He Hasn’t Had as Italy Coach

Udinese's Lorenzo Lucca is in the middle of a breakout season in Serie A. His inclusion in the Italy squad gives Luciano Spalletti options. ... Read More
Lucca Udinese

Fiorentina, Juventus and the Rivalry Inflamed by Calcio’s Most Controversial Transfer

The rivalry between Fiorentina and Juventus is well-known to those who know their calcio history. The hatred, more one-sided in truth, began in earnest in 1982. ... Read More
Baggio Fiorentina

Beppe Signori – the Pint-sized Predator who Exploded as Serie A’s Sharpest Shooter of the 1990s

Beppe Signori's legacy has been somewhat forgotten in recent years, but it should be remembered just how good a strike he was in the 1990s. ... Read More

Juventus’ Darkest Day at the Allianz Stadium Highlights Inexperience of Thiago Motta’s Youthful Charges

Juventus suffered their worst home defeat in nearly 60 years against Atalanta, and the pressure is growing on Thiago Motta. ... Read More
Juventus McKennie

Juan Sebastian Veron at 50: The Little Witch Who Dazzled Serie A

Juan Sebastian Veron at 50: The Argentine maestro was one of the best players in the world during a the golden era of football. ... Read More
Veron

Sassuolo Can Take Another Huge Step Towards Serie A With Victory Over Play-Off Chasing Bari

Sassuolo welcome Bari to the Mapei Stadium in a match the away side need to win to keep on the promotion playoff hunt. ... Read More

Serie B’s Heavyweights Meet On Saturday When Sampdoria Host Palermo at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Leonardo Semplici and Alessio Dionisi both need the points as Sampdoria and Palermo - Serie B's most followed clubs - go head to head on Saturday. ... Read More
Samp Niang

The Napoli-Inter Scudetto Showdown We All Wanted

Napoli earned a 1-1 draw with Inter at the Stadio Diego Maradona, and Antonio Conte will be the happier of the two managers. ... Read More
Napoli Inter

Napoli Versus Inter Milan: The Scudetto Decider?

Napoli and Inter face off in the biggest game of the season on Saturday, a potential title decider that could shape the rest of the campaign. ... Read More
Inzaghi Conte

How Italy’s Stadium Projects Are Progressing Ahead of Euro 2032

Italy won the right to co-host Euro 2032 along with Turkey, and various projects are in a state of flux. Here is the latest news on them. ... Read More
Italian stadia

‘Penalty King’ Vanja Milinkovic-Savic Leading the Case for Calcio’s Goalkeepers’ Union

Torino's Vanja Milinkovic-Savic was in fine form against AC Milan, and the Serb goalkeeper has now saved four penalties this season. ... Read More