SFS strengthens its commitment to sports medicine by launching a prestigious partnership with Sports Doctors Network, an international network of excellence in the field. This collaboration marks a decisive step in SFS’s desire to actively contribute to innovation and the dissemination of best practices in athlete health protection, enhancing scientific expertise and direct testimony from Europe’s leading football clubs. The alliance with Sport Doctors Network comes to fruition with theInternational Summit on Sports and Medicine, the first event in Italy to bring together sports physicians from the Champions League to share strategies, knowledge and secrets of athletic longevity at the highest level, from Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, AS Roma and other major European clubs, who will share “first-hand” longevity secrets of elite athletes, offering first-hand accounts from experience in the field.

An agenda full of content and outstanding guests.

From 09:00 am, the Olympic Stadium will become the world center of sports research and innovation. Doctors from Europe’s biggest soccer teams-Real Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid, the Italian women’s national team and the Croatian national team-along with international experts and institutions, will discuss prevention, nutrition, recovery, mental health, therapeutic innovation and new technologies for sports.

Keynote speakers:

Gabriele Gravina, FIGC President

Gigi Buffon, among the best goalkeepers of all time

Iva Majoli, winner of Roland Garros.

Gianfilippo Valentini, Founder of SFS

Doctors and specialists from Real Madrid, Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Juventus, AS Roma and other top European clubs.

Other athletes and figures of international prominence.

In particular, Gianfilippo Valentini will contribute with an intervention in the panel The Money Behind the Game, addressing the economic dynamics that shape global football and their relationship with performance, sustainability and athlete health.

Themes and content:

Advanced therapies and stem cells in the context of sports longevity

Strategies for longevity and regeneration

Nutrition and dietary approaches for performance

Mental health, well-being and resilience of athletes

Practical applications and contributions to public sports medicine

Objective:

The Rome Summit aims to transform the passion for soccer into a collective commitment to healthier lifestyles by promoting inclusive sports medicine, public health and renewed fan involvement. Through the inspiration of elite athletes, the event aims to offer the public concrete tools to take care of their health.

Logistic details:

Date and time: September 17, 9:50 a.m.

Location: Olympic Stadium, Via dei Gladiatori 22, Monte Mario entrance

Press accreditation: rome@sportsdoctorsnetwork.com

Benefit for accredited media: dedicated lunch and, as a special giveaway, an official Real Madrid T-shirt for one lucky representative.

Request for credit:

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Organizational managers Barbara Mesić / Federica Rizzi