‘Football is destined to die’ – Napoli president calls for ‘modern answers’ to capture ‘distracted’ kids in grave warning to Europe’s top leagues
September 25, 2025
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has issued one of his starkest warnings to European football. Calling today’s game “too slow, outdated, and destined to die,” he argues young audiences are tuning out of a sport stuck in the past. From pushing a 16-team Serie A to free-to-air broadcasts, he insists football must reinvent itself with bold reforms before collapsing under its own weight.