Interesting article coming from a number of sources who say the Arsenal striker Robin van Persie has flown to Serbia to visit a housewife who claims to have magical healing powers by way of utilising fluid from a placenta to massage.

Sources include the Irish Independent, The Daily Mail and other online sources. Funnily enough, Indo states that the fluid is human of origin, whereas the other sources state its horse placental fluid. You’d have to believe it was the latter and that someone in the Indo is “slightly” mistaken. RvP’s injury has come from a tackle from Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini in a recent Holland v Italy match.

nbelievable video, you can see the poor guy’s (Anthony Van Loo of Roeselare) body jolt @ 0.16 secs in. This device literally saved the man’s life, numerous examples have happened in the past with tragic consequences. Mohamed Abdelwahab (Egypt), and the most famous example possibly being Marc Vivien Foe, who died while playing he Confederation’s Cup for Cameroon.

Great article from yesterday’s Sunday Times about the Science behind Ronaldo’s 40 yard screamer on Wednesday vs Porto. We’ll do a few more Sports-related articles over the next few days, starting with the Science behind Tim Wakefield’s timeless knuckleball-pitch in baseball.

-Brian