Former Tottenham and Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch throughout Denmark’s pleasant conflict with Ukraine on Sunday afternoon.
The 34-year-old fell to the ground, resulting in the match being deserted, with the Danish FA since confirming he’s aware.
It mirrors the same incident throughout Euro 2020, the place Eriksen clutched his chest earlier than collapsing.
Sunday’s sport was stopped within the second half when he collapsed and was deserted shortly after. Happily, Eriksen was capable of stroll off the pitch himself.
The midfielder was fitted with an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) after struggling a cardiac arrest 5 years in the past.
“Christian is doing nicely and walked off the pitch by himself,” mentioned Denmark’s nationwide group physician Morten Boesen.
“As I see it, the pacemaker responded because it ought to. He was briefly unconscious, however regained consciousness in a short time, and we had been shortly involved with him.
“He’ll now bear additional examinations on the hospital to find out what brought about the incident.”
