After playing for the final two months of 2022 wearing a protective face mask, Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min made the decision to ditch the extra piece of attire midway through his side's Premier League clash with Aston Villa.
The South Korean star was replaced early in first half of Tottenham's pivotal Champions League clash with Marseille appearing disorientated after a clash with Chancel Mbemba. It was later confirmed, Son was to undergo surgery for a fractured eye socket which saw him miss fixtures against Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Leeds.
Despite suffering the injury just before the World Cup, he was able to participate for his country in Qatar helping them qualify out of the group stages assisting Wolves' Hwang Hee-chan for the winning goal against Portugal.
