Christian Eriksen: Denmark friendly with Ukraine abandoned after midfielder collapses on pitch

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Christian Eriksen is conscious after collapsing during Denmark's friendly against Ukraine.

Footage showed Eriksen collapsing during the second half. The match was abandoned.

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

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

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

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