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Risk of Diseases Like ALS Almost 4 Times Higher in Professional Soccer
Baseball has about 500 million fans worldwide and Major League Baseball finally had Lou Gehrig Day.
So here’s an idea…
Since the risk of ALS is almost 4 times higher in professional soccer players and soccer has over 3 billion fans worldwide, to raise awareness, how about selecting a soccer star with ALS and have a day for him?
Richard
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I have not reached out to any Soccer organizations about the suggestion of having an ALS day for a famous soccer player. Since I have no clout, I did email the ALS Association about this topic. As I expected, I received no response from them.
If someone has more influence than I have, then I suggest they make an effort and take on the responsibility to make a worldwide ALS day for a famous soccer player, either by contacting soccer organizations and/or various ALS organizations.
Soccer, with approximately 6 times as many fans as baseball, you’d think that a soccer worldwide ALS day (or maybe even a week) would have already been accomplished.
Richard
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