Courtesy WFOR-TV

Headed for Danger

They were once considered gods on the soccer field, now they can barely walk or talk. For the first time on American television, "Headed For Danger" exposed a medical nightmare that some of Italy's most beloved soccer players are facing. Michele Gillen traveled across Italy to investigate claims Italian soccer players are dying from Lou Gehrig's at eight times the normal rate. "Headed For Danger: The Summit" is the emotional story of how Michele's initial reporting resulted in the first ever international medical summit on soccer, athletes, and Lou Gehrig's disease, held in Avellino, Italy, June 20 and July 1.

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Acknowledgements

"Headed For Danger" and the first-ever summit investigating potential links between soccer and Lou Gehrig's disease could not have happened without the generous help and heart of the following:

Shannon High-Bassilik
News Director, WFOR-TV
Miami, FL

Sabina Castelfranco
Producer, CBS News
Rome, Italy

Robert Lyon
Photographer & Editor, WFOR-TV
Miami, FL

Vieto Monaco
Photographer, CBS News
Rome, Italy

Dr. Kenneth Ciongoli
Vice Chairman, NIAF
Washington, DC

John B. Solomone
Executive Director, NIAF
Washington, DC

Elissa Ruffino
Director of Communications, NIAF
Washington, DC

Arthur J. Furia, Esq.
NIAF Southeast Regional Vice President/Board Member
Gunster, Yoakley and Stewart PA
South Florida

Giovanna Carnera
Executive Director
The Primo Carnera Foundation
Miami, FL & Sequels, Italy

Umberto Carnera
President/Treasurer
The Primo Carnera Foundation
Miami, FL & Sequels, Italy

Dr. Julio Gallo
NIAF Area Coordinator
The Primo Carner Foundation
Miami, FL & Sequels, Italy

Dr. Walter Bradley
Chairman, Department of Neurology
University of Miami/Kessenich Family MDA ALS Center
Coral Gables, FL

Contessa Alexandra da Vinci
Sipleda Art Collections
Rome, Italy

Liugi Tondi
President, Sipleda Art Collections
Rome, Italy

Alfred Fiore
Grand Hotel Parco Dei Principi
Rome, Italy

Massimo Castellani
Journalist, Avvenire
Italy