Business of Soccer: Napoli Potentially Becoming Next $2 Billion Sports City

About this episode

Vanessa Perdomo interviews Matt Rizzetta about the potential of Napoli becoming a global sports brand.

Join host Vanessa Perdomo for a special edition of the Bloomberg Business of Soccer as she speaks with Matt Rizzetta, the founder and managing partner of Underdog Global Partners. He is the owner of multiple sports franchises across Italy including Campobosso FC, Donna Roma and Napoli Basketball. Rizzetta has had conversations with the owners of SSC Napoli about building the brand of Napoli into a true global juggernaut. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Vanessa Perdomo

Guest: Matt Rizzetta

Topics covered

• soccer
• sports business
• branding
• global sports
• Napoli

Keywords

• Napoli
• soccer
• sports franchises
• branding
• Matt Rizzetta

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Underdog Global Partners, SSC Napoli

Places: Italy, Campobosso FC, Donna Roma, Napoli Basketball

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