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Father Park Ji-sung (45) underwent knee stem cell surgery in Spain to participate in the legendary match.
According to the YouTube channel "Shoot For Love" video on the 8th, Park Ji-sung is set to face Suwon Samsung Legend on the 19th as a member of OGFC composed of English Premier League (EPL) legends such as Ryan Giggs, Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra.
Park Ji-sung's decision to perform the procedure was highly recommended by his close colleague Evra. Park Ji-sung said, "(Last year) during the iKON match, I felt that I would never feel it again. It wasn't an easy decision to play again, but I wanted Evra to play together," he said. Earlier, Evra declared, "I will not go to Korea unless Park Ji-sung plays."
Park Ji-sung recently visited Roberto Soler, a specialist in Spain, at the recommendation of Carlos Puyol. Soler said, "It is now possible to regenerate the meniscus cartilage plate. Park Ji-sung explained, "There is still cartilage in the outer meniscus, so we will inject stem cells to preserve it." "The regeneration effect appears within a few years after inflammation relief, and the procedure failure rate is 0%," he added. In addition, "the ligament and cartilage are in very good condition, but there is some inflammation in the patella. If you inject stem cells into two places, you will definitely improve," he diagnosed.


The procedure was completed successfully. Soler said, "The results are very good. "I injected the inside of the knee and the outer meniscus to activate cartilage formation as much as possible," he said. "If I recover half of Puyol's, I will be able to play in a month."
After the procedure, Park Ji-sung said, "If the progress is good, I will be able to play on the field for a while. We will do our best to prepare for that," he said. Evra responded, "I'm really happy. It doesn't matter if the playing time is 5 minutes or 10 minutes. "I really want to pass it to Jisung before I die," he said. "I miss Jisung on the field. I want to play together again and enjoy the moment," he said.
Park Ji-sung underwent knee surgery twice in 2003 and 2007 when he was active, and retired in 2014 due to cartilage consumption. Even after retirement, I lived with knee pain.
In a shoot-for-love broadcast two years ago, Park Ji-sung said, "If you strain your knees, you can't play because the water is full. "I don't have muscles, so even if I run a little, I swell up quickly," he said. Immediately after playing 55 minutes in last year's icon match, he said, "I think my knees will swell. I will have to limp for about two weeks," he said, expressing his distress.

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