23
September
NAPLES – Aurelio De Laurentiis, owner of Napoli, announced he has rejected a six million dollar offer to play friendly matches in Australia and Singapore, preferring instead to organize meetings in Italy so as not to jeopardize the team's preparations for the season. In a press conference at Palazzo Grazioli in Rome, De Laurentiis explained that the long thirty-hour trip would hinder the team's preparations for the numerous scheduled official matches: "We need to prepare for the many matches we have to play, and it seemed crazy to me. I'm not interested in millions." The president of the Neapolitan club has…
