The Arsenal football striker Robin Van Persie has flown to Serbia for a novel form of treatment - placenta fluid is to be dripped on his injured ankle.
It is not unusual for sports starts to look for super cures for their injuries.
England footballer Wayne Rooney used an oxygen tent prior to the 2006 World Cup to help him recover from a broken foot and six years ago runner Paula Radcliffe rubbed oil from the belly of an emu to ease injuries sustained in a collision with a cyclist.
But the news that Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie is heading to Serbia to get placenta fluid applied to an ankle injury has astonished many.
The 26-year-old hurt his ankle while playing for the Dutch national side in a match against Italy.
But a Dutch football commentator, Rob Fleur, who is close to the national squad says the treatment appears to have worked on other players....
