Overview

• Speaking in Washington at NIAF’s 50th anniversary, the Napoli president said senior national sides should select only players aged 23 or younger.
• He argued players are being pushed to 50–70 matches per season and said an age cap would accelerate the emergence of new talent.
• He warned that injuries to older internationals damage domestic leagues and claimed clubs are not sufficiently paid when players join their countries.
• He called for sweeping changes to European football rules and competition formats, accusing leaders of resisting reforms to protect their positions.
• He recounted abandoning a plan to launch teams in Las Vegas, Detroit and Philadelphia after concluding the MLS model did not offer the competition he sought.