Denmark says Eriksen conscious after collapsing
Key takeaways
- Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during a friendly on Sunday.
- "He was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly," national team doctor Morten Boesen said in a Danish federation statement.
- The former Manchester United and Tottenham player previously suffered a cardiac arrest and had to be resuscitated on the pitch during Denmark's Euro 2020 encounter with Finland in Copenhagen in June 2021.
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Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch during a friendly on Sunday. Ulrik Pedersen/Nur Photo via Getty Images Christian Eriksen is "conscious and doing well under the circumstances" after collapsing during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine, forcing the game to be abandoned.
Eriksen, 34, appeared to grab his chest before falling to the ground in the 65th minute of the international fixture in the Danish city of Odense, with Norwegian referee Sigurd Smehus Kringstad calling the game off in the 79th minute due to the incident involving the VfL Wolfsburg midfielder.
"He was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly," national team doctor Morten Boesen said in a Danish federation statement.