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Jun 21, 2021 · Tom Carstensen. Sun 20 Jun 2021 03.00 EDT. A week ago Denmark’s Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during the Euro 2020 game against Finland, having suffered a cardiac arrest. His heart...
- 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.
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Jun 12, 2021 · Published June 12, 2021 Updated July 2, 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...
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Jun 13, 2021 · Published 7:32 PM PDT, June 12, 2021. COPENHAGEN (AP) — As Christian Eriksen lay unconscious on the field, his pulse slipping away, Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen quickly realized there wasn’t a second to lose. “He was breathing, and I could feel his pulse. But suddenly that changed,” Boesen said Saturday.
Jun 14, 2021 · Adam Crafton and more. Jun 13, 2021. 92. On Saturday evening, Denmark midfielder and talisman Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch shortly before half-time during the nation’s European...
Speed that may well have saved the former Tottenham midfielder's life. We take a look at how players, medics and officials all played their part in helping Eriksen. UEFA Euro 2020: BBC Sport ...
