Gabriele Marcotti facts for kids

Gabriele Marcotti (born on July 28, 1973) is an Italian sports journalist, author, and TV/radio presenter. He is well-known for sharing his knowledge about sports, especially football (soccer), with people around the world.

Gabriele was born in Italy but grew up in many different countries. He lived in the United States (Chicago and New York), Poland, Germany, and Japan. Today, he lives in London, England.

Gabriele's Early Life and Education

Gabriele Marcotti briefly attended the European School, Varese in Italy. He then went on to study at the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. After that, he earned a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University in New York. This education helped him become the successful journalist he is today.

Writing About Sports

Gabriele Marcotti is very good at both English and Italian. This means he can write for many different newspapers and magazines in both languages.

In the United States, he has written for famous publications like Sports Illustrated, The Wall Street Journal, and ESPN FC. In England, he has written for Champions Magazine and The Times. He also wrote for the Sunday Herald in Scotland. In 2019, he announced he would focus his writing on espnfc.com.

In Italy, he writes columns for La Stampa and is the London reporter for Il Corriere dello Sport.

Talking About Sports on TV and Radio

Gabriele Marcotti is also a familiar voice and face on radio and television. He used to work for talkSPORT radio for six years. Later, he moved to Radio 5 Live. There, he helped host a show called 5 Live Sport to talk about upcoming football matches.

He often appears on sports TV channels like SportsXchange. You might also see him interviewed on Sky Sports News and BBC's Football Focus. He is especially helpful when big news breaks in Italian football, like the 2006 match-fixing scandal. He is also a regular guest on ESPN's ESPN FC TV shows.

Sports Podcasts

Gabriele Marcotti has been a big part of many sports podcasts. A podcast is like a radio show you can listen to online whenever you want.

He hosted The Times podcast called The Game starting in 2007. He left that role in 2019.

Today, Gabriele is a regular guest on the U.S.-based football show Beyond the Pitch. He shares updates on Spanish football (La Liga) and the English Premier League. He also talks about the latest player transfers. He is a regular contributor to "Golazzo: The Totally Italian Football Show." He co-hosts The Gab and Juls podcast with French journalist Julien Laurens. He also shares his thoughts on the Serie Awesome podcast.

Books Written by Gabriele Marcotti

Gabriele Marcotti has written or helped write several books about football:

• He wrote the life story (autobiography) of footballer Paolo Di Canio in 1999.
• In 2006, he co-wrote The Italian Job with Gianluca Vialli. This book explores Italian and English football cultures.
• He wrote Capello: Portrait of a Winner in 2008. This book is about the former England manager Fabio Capello.
• He also wrote Hail, Claudio!: The Man, the Manager, the Miracle, which is about Claudio Ranieri.

The Italian Job was nominated for a special award called the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. Capello: Portrait of a Winner was also nominated for an award.

Gabriele's Family Life

Gabriele Marcotti is married and has two daughters.