Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis was a guest on a local radio station and criticized the UEFA and the Italian government in a long conversation.
“Does it make sense for the Italian championship to be played in this form? If the fans have to keep their distance in the stands or they can’t even come, then how can footballers get into duels on the field? And now clubs have to spend money on tests and all those procedures because we have an incompetent and irresponsible government that cannot make any sensible decision,” De Laurentiis said, turning to European football.
“If a player from the national team returns infected, do you know how many clubs will sue UEFA for that? They are greedy and don’t care that it might endanger the lives of some people. These people sitting in UEFA are completely incompetent and have no shame in themselves. They introduce financial fair-play, no club adheres to it and no one is punished as it should be. Everyone washes their hands as if it doesn’t concern them. UEFA has to be taken over by clubs.”
De Laurentiis is known as an extremely eccentric character, with no hair on his tongue, who never hesitated to enter into conflicts with anyone.
Earlier, he criticized the city authorities of Napoli for never investing a single cent in their stadium.
Now, he has opened a new conflict with everyone with whom he does not agree, including European competitions.
“The Champions League and Europa League also don’t make sense anymore. They are bored with these competitions and god and hell, even that anthem is exhausting. It’s old-fashioned and boring, it all has to change. Kids are no longer interested in the Champions League at all and it’s not a matter of age but of competition culture,” said De Laurentiis.
