Adam Bate

Football Features Writer

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Biography

Adam Bate is a football writer for Sky Sports, covering the Premier League -especially in the Midlands and North West of England - as well as European and international football.

He has attended many of the biggest matches in Europe since joining Sky Sports in 2012, including five Champions League finals, and tells a wide variety of football stories from up and down the pyramid and around the world.

Alongside in-depth features, match reports and interviews, Adam writes a weekly analysis column for skysports.com, Euro Debrief, that rounds up the best of the stories and action from across the continent.

Articles by Adam Bate

Harry Kane celebrates after scoring Bayern Munich's winner at Elversberg

Analysis

Euro Debrief: Ballon d'Or candidates Kane, Mbappe and Lamine Yamal all deliver

Brighton captain Lewis Dunk celebrates his goal

Brighton hit FIVE to leave Coventry without point or goal

Oscar Bobb of Fulham is challenged by Milos Kerkez of Liverpool in the stalemate

Liverpool held at Anfield as Fulham pick up first point

Braga's Joao Moutinho is still playing European football at the age of 40 after over 1,100 senior appearances

Analysis

Moutinho at 40: Secrets of the Portuguese midfielder's extraordinary longevity

Youri Tielemans celebrates with Bruno Fernandes during the win over Sabah

Man Utd put four past Sabah on Champions League return

Alexis Mac Allister (centre) celebrates scoring Liverpool's second goal with team-mates Rio Ngumoha (left) and Milos Kerkez (right)

Mac Allister wins it for Liverpool against Atletico on Barcola's eventful full debut

Rhys Carr has worked in men's and women's football as an individual coach and assistant manager

Exclusive

Coventry's 'Premier League attributes' just waiting to be unleashed, says Carr

Analysis

Euro Debrief: Parrott knocks Madrid off their perch as Barca show brilliance

Elversberg were celebrating again as they came from two goals down to beat Borussia Monchengladbach 4-3 at Borussia-Park

Analysis

Inside the miracle of Elversberg, the tiny team taking the Bundesliga by storm

Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola looks on during the 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest at Anfield

Analysis

Liverpool spent big but this squad is still imbalanced and it could be a problem

Enzo Fernandez and Bradley Barcola were the biggest deals of a record-breaking transfer window

Analysis

Record-breaking transfer spend but is anyone really happy?

Belgium international Matias Fernandez-Pardo is making the move to the Premier League with Newcastle United

Analysis

How good is Fernandez-Pardo? Explosive winger can thrill like Doku

Brooke Norton-Cuffy, now 22, has made the move to Premier League club Hull from Genoa

Analysis

Why Norton-Cuffy is ready after long road to the Premier League

Saka slides in for the winning goal

Saka earns hard-fought win for Arsenal at Villa

Bradley Barcola has moved to Liverpool from PSG

Analysis

Barcola's rise explained but is he actually right for Liverpool?

Allan Ellias has had a different route to the Premier League with his move from Palmeiras to Manchester City

Analysis

Allan to Man City: How 'Mini Balotelli' overcame tragedy to thrive

Bruno Fernandes celebrates after scoring his side's third goal in Manchester United's 5-2 win

Fernandes hat-trick helps Man Utd come from behind to beat Ipswich

Jose Mourinho and Jude Bellingham look a formidable force right now for Real Madrid

Analysis

Euro Debrief: Mourinho getting best out of Bellingham at Real Madrid

Senegal's Nicolas Jackson has faced criticism for his finishing but this is not the whole story

Analysis

Is Jackson underrated? Could Emery reunion unlock more from him at Villa?

Looking up? Augsburg sporting director Benjamin Weber has stepped out of the shadows at Chelsea and is enjoying the challenge

Exclusive

Meet the Bundesliga overachievers led by an ex-Chelsea analyst

Virgil van Dijk was not the focus during Liverpool's game against Newcastle but could this system be an issue for him?

Analysis

Could an ageing Van Dijk have a problem in Iraola's Liverpool team?

Head coach Niko Kovac took over at a low ebb but has Borussia Dortmund looking up once more

Analysis

Inside the rebuild of Borussia Dortmund

Nathaniel Brown scored the opening goal as Bayern Munich won the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup

Analysis

Euro Debrief: Kane lifts trophy and Gordon gets two assists

Harry Kane lifted the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup for Bayern Munich in Dortmund

Analysis

Kane and Bayern’s Ballon d’Or push: ‘It can only be Harry’

All eyes will be on Liverpool's Alexander Isak when he returns to St James' Park for Super Sunday

Analysis

Isak's Newcastle reunion is a chance to start rewriting his Liverpool story

Bazoumana Toure can be a game-changer for Newcastle United with his pace

Analysis

Why electric Toure can be a game-changer for Newcastle

Spain forward Victor Munoz is an emblem of the shift in approach for Liverpool under Andoni Iraola

Analysis

Why Munoz is a symbol of change for Iraola's new Liverpool

Michael Olise celebrates after scoring for Bayern Munich against Borussia Dortmund in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup

Olise stars as Bayern beat Dortmund to win Supercup

Netherlands defender Jan Paul van Hecke has made the move from Brighton to Tottenham Hotspur

Analysis

Why Van Hecke holds the key to unlocking De Zerbi ball at Spurs

Espanyol forward Tyrhys Dolan made a scoring start to the season in LaLiga against Levante

Exclusive

Rise of Espanyol's English winger Dolan: 'I am not the player I was a year ago'

Germany legend Alexandra Popp is introduced to the Borussia Dortmund crowd

Analysis

Why a German football superstar is now playing in the third tier

Caleb Yirenkyi impressed for Ghana at the World Cup and is now ready for the Premier League challenge with Coventry City

Analysis

Meet Coventry’s new midfield powerhouse tipped to thrive by Essien

Matt Bloomfield's departure from Oxford United was a blow but he leaves with fond memories of the club and is ready to go again

Exclusive

Bloomfield opens up on Oxford exit: 'The whole club got under my skin'

Japan goalkeeper Zion Suzuki's vast potential has been identified by some of Europe's top clubs

Analysis

'Made of muscles!' Why Villa went for Japan goalkeeper Suzuki

Middlesbrough striker Will Lankshear has made a stunning start to life at the club but that comes as no surprise to those who have worked closely with him

Analysis

Lankshear on fire for Middlesbrough: Did Spurs just sell the next Kane?

Jeremy Jacquet celebrates scoring Liverpool's second goal

Jacquet scores on debut as Liverpool beat Como

Manchester United collapsed against AC Milan as Ruben Amorim's side won 4-2 in Wroclaw

Man Utd collapse to defeat against Amorim’s AC Milan

Raul Jimenez scored on his Wolves return

Jimenez salvages dramatic point for Wolves on Molineux return

Raul Jimenez has returned to Wolves ahead of their 2026/27 season in the Championship

Analysis

Why Jimenez's Wolves return means so much to fans

Brian Madjo of Aston Villa celebrates after scoring an equaliser during the UEFA Super Cup Final against PSG

Analysis

Marauding Madjo! How 'new' Villa showed their teeth against PSG

Looking up? New beginnings for Russell Martin and Leicester City in League One

Analysis

Leicester in League One but what next for the Foxes under Martin?

Looking up? Birmingham City manager Chris Davies has tweaked his approach

Exclusive

What next for Birmingham City? Why Davies is changing his approach

Paris Saint-Germain winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia poses for a portrait with the UEFA Champions League trophy after the 2026 final

Analysis

Europe's best player wasn't at the World Cup - but Kvaratskhelia is back now

Rayo Vallecano left-back Pep Chavarria is a reported target for Chelsea so what have they seen in him?

Analysis

Who is Pep Chavarria and why have Chelsea signed the Spanish left-back?