A star Danish footballer suddenly collapsed on the pitch during a Euro 2020 match on Saturday afternoon, leaving players and spectators in tears, and forcing the suspension of the game.
Christian Eriksen—the star of this Denmark team—collapsed to the ground with no other players around him just before half-time.
His teammates looked panicked as they urged the doctors and physios onto the pitch where they attempted to revive him with chest compressions. Players huddled together to shield Eriksen and wiped tears from their eyes.
They later kept that shield as Eriksen was carried out on a stretcher. The game against Finland was suspended soon after.
There is no word on Eriksen’s condition, however a Getty photograph showed the midfielder with his eyes open as he was stretchered away.
Fabrice Muamba survived after collapsing to the ground in what looked like similar circumstances during a Premier League game in 2012. As the treatment for Eriksen continued on the pitch, Muamba wrote on Twitter, “Please God.”
The game is part of Euro 2020, the Union of European Football Association’s quadrennial tournament. The tournament was suspended for a year due to COVID-19, with its first games only commencing Friday.
Eriksen serves as a midfielder for Denmark’s national team and also plays for Inter Milan in Italy’s Serie A. Only 29, Eriksen was the youngest player during the 2020 FIFA World Cup.
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