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Jun 12, 2021 · Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed to the field late in the first half of his team’s game against Finland at Euro 2020 on Saturday, a frightening moment that played out before a ...
- Andrew Das
- First on The Scene - Simon Kjaer and Denmark's Players
- Medical Staff - 'We Did What We Had to Do'
- Players Complete The Match - 'Some of Them Were Not Able to Play'
- Fans Play A Role Too
- England's Quick-Thinking Officials
Eriksen's collapse as he attempted to receive a throw-in started a truly frightening spell at Copenhagen's Parken Stadium. Denmark's captain Simon Kjaer was one of the first players on the scene and appeared to clear Eriksen's airways. The severity of the incident was apparent, and players from both teams urged the medical staff to hurry on. As he ...
Sports cardiologist Professor Sanjay Sharma, who is chairman of the expert cardiology consensus panel for the Football Association, told the BBC "the thing that saved his life was very urgent and rapid medical attention". Denmark team doctor Martin Boesen spoke in a post-match news conference and explained how the events unfolded. "It was clear he ...
Danish players were given two choices - to finish the game that night, or at noon the next day. After hearing Eriksen was OK, they decided to get it finished that evening. The game restarted at 19:30 BST, almost two hours after Eriksen collapsed. The final five minutes of the first half were played before a five-minute break and then the second hal...
Most of those in attendance - a mix of Denmark and Finland fans as well as neutrals - stayed at the ground waiting for news, even when it appeared unlikely the game would continue. At one point, Finland fans chanted "Christian" and Denmark fans replied by shouting "Eriksen". They all gave the players a standing ovation as they came back onto the pi...
There was a key role in events for English referee Anthony Taylor, too. The official, from Manchester, stopped play almost immediately and signalled for the medics to race on. He then took the players down the tunnel as it became apparent the game was going to be suspended for some time.
Eriksen's collapse came nine years after Fabrice Muamba's near-fatal injury at Tottenham and 19 years after Marc-Vivien Foe tragically lost his life in Lyon. They are the high-profile cases.
Jun 15, 2021 · The image of Christian Eriksen lying motionless on the pitch during the match between Denmark and Finland at Euro 2020 is one that "will never go away," according to Finland captain Tim Sparv. 03: ...
Christian Eriksen collapse: The heroes who helped save Denmark's star player. 13 June 2021. Danish and Finnish fans spontaneously begin to chant for Christian Eriksen. As one Danish newspaper put ...
Jun 18, 2021 · Christian Eriksen has been discharged from hospital after undergoing a “successful operation,” the Danish Football Association confirmed on Friday. Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s game ...
Jun 12, 2021 · A life and death situation unfolded on a Copenhagen soccer pitch Saturday afternoon as Danish soccer star Christian Eriksen collapsed near the end of the first half of a Euro 2020 match, which led ...
