Christian Eriksen is conscious after collapsing again while playing for Denmark during a friendly with Ukraine in Odense on Sunday evening
Christian Eriksen is undergoing tests in hospital after collapsing again while playing for Denmark during a friendly against Ukraine. Play halted after Eriksen appeared to clutch his chest and fall to the ground in the 64th minute of the game in Odense.Medical staff immediately rushed to attend to the Dane as many of his team-mates broke down in tears. The former Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United star momentarily lost consciousness but walked himself off the pitch after treatment.He was then rushed to the hospital for more tests, while the game, which Denmark were leading 2-1 through first-half goals from Patrick Dorgu and Joakim Maelhe, was subsequently abandoned.
“Christian Eriksen is conscious and doing well under the circumstances,” the Danish football federation said in a statement on the 34-year-old’s condition. “The match has been called off.”
Morten Boesen, Denmark’s national team doctor, added: “Christian walked off the field on his own. As I see it, the pacemaker is working as it should.
“He was briefly unconscious but regained consciousness very quickly, and we were quickly in contact with him.
“He will now undergo further tests at the hospital to determine what caused the incident. We are in close contact with him and the doctors at the hospital.
“But Christian is doing well, and he asked me to send his regards to all the players and tell them that he was okay.”
Denmark manager Brian Riemer said: “The most important thing is that Christian is doing well. And he has. He has left the pitch and has sent a greeting to the players. But that’s why the experience is still scary.”
Former Arsenal forward Nicklas Bendtner fought back tears as he covered the distressing incident as a pundit for Danish TV channel TV2.
He said: “These are horrible pictures, and it completely overshadows the rest of the evening. My thoughts are with the family and the children, and it’s a difficult situation to be in right now. This is the second time it has happened, and as Christian’s friend also… it’s really terrible.”
In 2021, Eriksen collapsed during a European Championship match in Copenhagen against Finland and was given life-saving CPR treatment after suffering a cardiac arrest. He was later fitted with a special heart-starting device known as an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD).
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