Christian Eriksen ‘conscious’ after another on-field collapse in Denmark match
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Danish footballer Christian Eriksen collapsed during a friendly match between Denmark and Ukraine but is conscious and receiving medical attention. This is the second such incident in his career; he previously suffered cardiac arrest during Euro 2021 and has since had a defibrillator implanted to manage his heart condition.
Christian Eriksen was conscious and undergoing further tests in hospital after collapsing on the field again while playing for Denmark’s national team on Sunday in a scary scene that had echoes of his cardiac arrest at the European Championship five years ago.
Television footage showed the 34-year-old midfielder clutching his chest with both hands in an off-the-ball action in the 65th minute of Denmark’s international friendly against Ukraine at Nature Energy Park in Odense, Denmark.
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