UPDATE: During a press conference on Sunday, June 13, Denmark’s team doctor, Morten Boesen, detailed the gravity of Christian Eriksen‘s health scare during the Euro 2020 game on Saturday, June 12. According to the medic, the Denmark midfielder was “gone” before being resuscitated.
“He was gone, and we did cardiac resuscitation. It was a cardiac arrest,” Morten shared, per ESPN. “How close were we [to losing Eriksen]? I don’t know…We got him back after one defibrillator, so that’s quite fast. I’m not a cardiologist, so the details I will leave to the experts at the hospital.”
Following the press conference, the Danish Football Association explained Christian continues to be in a stable condition and is currently hospitalized “for further examination.”
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Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen collapsed during Euro 2020’s Denmark game against Finland on Saturday, June 12.
Per ESPN, the 29-year-old athlete appeared to struggle as he walked towards the sideline. While making his way, the ball hit him and he fell to the ground in the middle of the game. The outlet reports Christian’s teammates, Martin Braithwaite and Thomas Delaney, rushed over to help him, with Thomas fiercely calling for medical assistance.