Phil and Anto are joined by the author of Head Games, Chris Nowinski, the co-founder and president of the Sports Legacy Institute (SLI), a non-profit organization dedicated to solve the sports concussion crisis. Chris co-founded this organization with Dr. Cantu, and partnered SLI with Boston University School of Medicine to found the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy. As of 2010, the CSTE has studied the brains of over 50 athletes post-mortem, and redefined our understanding of CTE, including the discovery that CTE can lead to a disease that mimics Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrigs disease. New information has now revealed that the research put before the NFL and the NHL may now be facing the world game due to studies revealing long term issues with repetitive head trauma and lower frequency contact from factors as simple as heading a ball. We take a look at some of the ethical and moral ramifications and discuss what does The Beautiful Game do to address the long term safety of young people and the professionals who play this sport.

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