<p>Marco Messina sits down with the film producer who took a bankrupt Napoli out of the third division and built them into Italian champions. Twice. </p> <p>Aurelio De Laurentiis pulls back the curtain on the full story: the chaos of acquiring a club in ruins, the climb back through the divisions, and his unfiltered views on what's broken in the modern game: agent interference, fixture congestion, and a football industry that has lost the.<br>He opens up about the financial tightrope of competing against much richer clubs, the friction of telling managers what they can and can’t spend, and why last season’s title - not the historic 2023 Scudetto that ended a 33-year drought - hit differently and meant more. He also sizes up Scott McTominay for a future in front of the camera and shares a story about working with Diego Maradona on a film set.<br>To close, he turns his gaze to the bigger picture: Italy missing out on a third straight World Cup and the deep structural problems threatening the future of <em>calcio</em>.</p> <p>Kickin’ It is<em> available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever else you listen to podcasts. </em></p> <p>Visit the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbssports.com/betting/__;!!CxwJSw!KIoKBFIRP7r2pBtV5kBT3CTyYCHygbmP_THNcND_MH8ImI-6nkOCtXKh2-WA85Edy-a6k_bE9ShbOV6FrKiA9bgHUWtJjoRUdNQ$">betting arena on CBSSports.com</a> for all the latest in <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbssports.com/betting/sportsbooks/__;!!CxwJSw!KIoKBFIRP7r2pBtV5kBT3CTyYCHygbmP_THNcND_MH8ImI-6nkOCtXKh2-WA85Edy-a6k_bE9ShbOV6FrKiA9bgHUWtJNEalJS0$">sportsbook reviews</a> and <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbssports.com/betting/promos/__;!!CxwJSw!KIoKBFIRP7r2pBtV5kBT3CTyYCHygbmP_THNcND_MH8ImI-6nkOCtXKh2-WA85Edy-a6k_bE9ShbOV6FrKiA9bgHUWtJL0TMxNs$">sportsbook promos</a> for <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbssports.com/betting/soccer/__;!!CxwJSw!KIoKBFIRP7r2pBtV5kBT3CTyYCHygbmP_THNcND_MH8ImI-6nkOCtXKh2-WA85Edy-a6k_bE9ShbOV6FrKiA9bgHUWtJdvdmjck$">betting on soccer</a>.</p> <p>Follow the Kickin’ It team on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSSportsGolazo">@CBSSportsGolazo</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/kate_abdo">@kate_scott</a></p> <p><em>Watch Kickin’ It on the </em><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cbssports.com_watch_cbs-2Dsports-2Dgolazo-2Dnetwork&amp;d=DwMF-g&amp;c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&amp;r=nS3U2GQt8bQ0A5ge6bXoLiPlMkbNqtxMfQJm_q7ojwk&amp;m=YopoqokEQqLDq5B8WI_DRu3ZMI8APGWUfvJzuwvj_ei41-KDi2ZvCVA5oRXW4JuD&amp;s=33i5nFFIWLFJ23NLQEkkfrIEcu0buifwfHfs5H2pZKs&amp;e="><em>CBS Sports Golazo Network</em></a><em>, the 24-hour soccer streaming network that is available for free on connected TV and mobile devices through the CBS Sports App and Pluto TV, and on </em><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.cbssports.com_watch_cbs-2Dsports-2Dgolazo-2Dnetwork&amp;d=DwMF-g&amp;c=jGUuvAdBXp_VqQ6t0yah2g&amp;r=nS3U2GQt8bQ0A5ge6bXoLiPlMkbNqtxMfQJm_q7ojwk&amp;m=YopoqokEQqLDq5B8WI_DRu3ZMI8APGWUfvJzuwvj_ei41-KDi2ZvCVA5oRXW4JuD&amp;s=33i5nFFIWLFJ23NLQEkkfrIEcu0buifwfHfs5H2pZKs&amp;e="><em>CBSSports.com</em></a><em>, as well as </em><a href="https://www.paramountplus.com/"><em>Paramount+</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p><em>For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit </em><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/"><em>https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/</em></a></p> <p><em>To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit </em><a href="https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/"><em>https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/</em></a></p> <p><em>Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, EFL, Carabao Cup, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF Nations League</em>, <em>NWSL, Scottish Premiership, Argentine Primera División, AFC Champion League and more by subscribing to </em><a href="https://www.paramountplus.com/home/"><em>Paramount+</em></a></p> <p>Sign up to the Golazo  ...