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Eriksen collapses again during Denmark friendly as match against Ukraine is called off

Christian Eriksen clutched his chest and fell to the ground during Denmark's friendly with Ukraine on Tuesday. The match was called off, with Danish football authorities confirming the midfielder is conscious and "doing well under the circumstances."

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Eriksen collapses again during Denmark friendly as match against Ukraine is called off
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Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s friendly against Ukraine, prompting medical staff to rush to the midfielder’s aid before the match was called off. The Danish football association confirmed on X that Eriksen is “conscious and doing well under the circumstances.”

Eriksen clutched his chest and fell to the ground before personnel intervened. No further details about his condition have been released at the time of writing.

The incident is a haunting echo of the cardiac arrest Eriksen suffered at Euro 2020 during Denmark’s group stage match against Finland, when his heart stopped for approximately five minutes. He was resuscitated on the pitch in Copenhagen and subsequently had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator fitted.

Eriksen defied widespread expectation by returning to professional football, first with Brentford in January 2022 and later with Manchester United, going on to represent Denmark at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and Euro 2024.

More details are expected to follow as the situation develops.

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