From Los Angeles, where the Ag4in documentary on Naples’ fourth Scudetto was presented, the president of Naples, Aurelio De Laurentiis, gave a long interview to CBS in which he took out the sulphator. “Football is too old, it needs to be renewed. The new generations are passionate, but impatient; they can’t stay two hours in front of the TV. During games, there is only a ridiculous 15 minute break at halftime, and I don’t understand why. We could split the two halves into two, 25 minutes each, with regular time, like in basketball. Today, in football, it is the agents who decide on added time. I am in conflict with the FIGC because one referee officiated badly, another did the same thing… it’s anarchy. Football is an industry, and they don’t understand it. We’re investing a lot of money, and there are too many people talking. Take these agents who think they are the masters of football: they ask for astronomical sums for what to do? Just to sign a contract and disappear? If a player has a problem, the agents disappear»
He was also very careful with Infantino and Ceferin. “The number of matches has exploded. UEFA wants to make more money, so it lengthens the competitions. Then, after the arrival of King Infantino, there was the Club World Cup. Players can’t play 70 games per season, that’s suicide. We can do it for a season, but how can they resist? Modric is 40 years old, he’s a fantastic player, but if you ask him: “Dear Luka, do you want to play 70 games a year?”, he will answer: “Absolutely not”. The money earned should go to the clubs, not the federation; This is the first distinction. Because UEFA and FIFA make too much money. They claim to redistribute it, but that is not true. They lie, they don’t tell the truth“.
