COPENHAGEN: Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine but was later able to walk off the field, five years after suffering a cardiac arrest during the European Championship.
The 34-year-old former Manchester United midfielder, who has a type of pacemaker, fell to the ground in the 64th minute of the match in Odense on Sunday.
Medical staff rushed onto the pitch while players from both teams gathered around him to shield the scene from television or smartphone cameras.
The referee called off the match with Denmark leading 2-1 and Eriksen was subsequently taken to hospital, having been shielded by both sets of players as he walked off the pitch.
“Christian Eriksen is conscious and doing well under the circumstances,” the Danish football association wrote on social media.
