Tag: Christian Eriksen

Utah State Head Coach Says Player Hospitalized After On-Field Cardiac Arrest

Josh Davis, a football player for Utah State University (USU), is in fair condition after he was hospitalized on Thursday following a “non-traumatic sudden cardiac arrest” during a training session, his team confirmed. The university announced in a statement on Friday that Davis’s condition has improved but he remains in the intensive care unit at…


Brentford Gives Eriksen Comeback Chance; City Signs Alvarez

With a thumbs up to the camera, Christian Eriksen revealed the team for his return to soccer, almost eight months after collapsing from cardiac arrest at the European Championship. “I’m happy to announce that I’ve signed for Brentford Football Club,” Eriksen said in Monday’s social media video. “I can’t wait to get started.” It will…


Eriksen Released From Hospital After ‘Successful’ Operation

COPENHAGEN—Christian Eriksen was discharged from the hospital on Friday and immediately went to visit his Denmark teammates nearly a week after suffering cardiac arrest during a European Championship match. The Danish soccer federation wrote on Twitter that Eriksen was released from the Rigshospitalet in central Copenhagen after a successful operation. The federation previously said Eriksen…


Christian Eriksen to Have Pacemaker Implanted; Denmark-Belgium Game Stopped for Tribute

By Dennis Young From New York Daily News Christian Eriksen, the Danish midfielder who collapsed and nearly died in his team’s opening match, will have a pacemaker implanted. “After Christian has been through different heart examinations it has been decided that he should have an ICD (heart starter),” national team doctor Morten Boesen said in…


Footballer Christian Eriksen Sends Public Thank You Message From Hospital

COPENHAGEN—Christian Eriksen sent his first public message from the hospital on Tuesday, thanking supporters for their “sweet and amazing” well-wishes after his collapse at the European Championship. Eriksen remains in the hospital after suffering cardiac arrest during Denmark’s game against Finland on Saturday, when he had to be resuscitated with a defibrillator on the field….


Eriksen’s Teammates to ‘Play for Christian’ at Euro 2020

COPENHAGEN—Christian Eriksen had a simple message for his Denmark teammates when he spoke to them from the hospital for the first time following his collapse at the European Championship. “He told us to look forward, and to look forward to the game on Thursday,” Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg said Monday. “That meant a lot. … It gave…


Doctor: Eriksen ‘Was Gone’ Before Being Resuscitated

COPENHAGEN—Denmark’s team doctor said Sunday that Christian Eriksen’s heart stopped and that “he was gone” before being resuscitated with a defibrillator at the European Championship. Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 group game against Finland on Saturday and was given lengthy medical treatment before regaining consciousness. “He was gone. And we did cardiac resuscitation….


In Scary Scene at Euro 2020, Eriksen Collapses on the Field

COPENHAGEN—As Christian Eriksen lay unconscious on the field, his pulse slipping away, Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen quickly realized there wasn’t a second to lose. “He was breathing, and I could feel his pulse. But suddenly that changed,” Boesen said Saturday. “And as everyone saw, we started giving him CPR.” The next 10 minutes were…