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Denmark-Ukraine match abandoned after Eriksen collapses on pitch

Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine has been abandoned after Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch.

Footage showed Eriksen grabbing his chest before collapsing in the 65th minute as the match was subsequently abandoned.

The team however said the former Manchester United midfielder is conscious.

“Christian Eriksen is conscious and is doing ⁠well under the circumstances,” ⁠the federation said in a ‌statement on X.

Denmark’s national team doctor Morten Boesen, who was credited with saving Eriksen’s life when he collapsed in 2021, provided a further update.

Boesen added: “Christian is doing well and walked off the pitch by himself.

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“As I see it, the pacemaker responded as it should.

“He was briefly unconscious, but regained consciousness very quickly and we were quickly in contact with him.

“He will undergo further examinations at the hospital to determine what caused the incident. We are in ongoing contact with him and the doctors at the hospital.

“But, Christian is doing well and asked me to send his regards to all the players and tell them he was okay.”

In 2021, Eriksen collapsed during a European Championship match in Copenhagen against Finland ⁠and was given life-saving CPR treatment.

He was later fitted with a special heart-starting device ⁠known as an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD).

Segun Ojo

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