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Italian football expert and writer. Has contributed to FourFourTwo, The Set Pieces, Tifo Football, Football Italia and others. Also featured on The Guardian via the Guardian Sports Network and World Soccer.
Articles written by Emmet Gates
Player Rating
Alassane Plea: Player Rating and Performance in stunning 6-0 win
The French winger scored a remarkable hat-trick against the Ukrainian outfit in a thumping 6-0 victory
- 3 years
Borussia Dortmund
The era of Erling - Haaland will be 'one of the great forwards'
The Norwegian has scored relentlessly over the last two years and his current club captain predicts more to come
- 3 years
Barcelona
Koeman rubbishes Setien's 'difficult' Messi remarks
The Barcelona coach has responded to his predecessors opinion on the Argentine, calling him the best in the world
- 3 years
Premier League
The idea that playmakers can't handle 'intense' Premier League is a myth
The Italian took umbrage to the suggestion that his playmaker would not be able to adapt to England - and he's dead right
- 3 years
Serie A
Higuain, Bale, Ozil, and the high-earning players who simply won't move on
Juventus, Real Madrid, and Arsenal are reportedly desperate to offload the trio in order to raise funds
- 3 years
Zinedine Zidane
Zidane at Euro 2000 = the best tournament performance ever
The Frenchman was coming off an average season at club level, but took the international tournament by storm in the summer
- 3 years
Ballon d'Or
Owen? Figo? Five Ballons d'Or that went to the wrong player
Sometimes the voters just get it wrong. Really wrong.
- 3 years