NAPLES — The Italian soccer club Napoli ordered the wives and girlfriends of its stars to stop family arguments and keep the players happy as the Serie A season reaches its, er, climax, the Gazzetta dello Sport reported Wednesday.
With five matches remaining and Napoli in second place, the owner’s wife invited the women to lunch at an expensive restaurant where they were issued with the stark instructions.
Each woman received a document detailing her obligations to her partner. The women were told, “Great players are such when they feel that way, especially in their heads; make sure your partner always manages to feel that way.”
The document, written in multiple languages to aid foreign wives, added, “We’re counting on you for these last five matches of the season — avoid unnecessary family tension.”
Napoli trails leader AC Milan by six points, meaning it has little chance of finishing top of the pile come the season’s end but is in a strong position to secure a lucrative spot in the Champions League.
