Tag: European Championship

Italy Wins Euro 2020, Beats England in Penalty Shootout

LONDON—Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And it just had to be because of a penalty shootout. Italy won the European Championship for the second time by beating England 3–2 on penalties on Sunday. The match finished 1–1 after extra time at Wembley Stadium, which…


Denmark Beats Czechs 2-1 to Reach Euro 2020 Semifinals

BAKU, Azerbaijan—Denmark’s journey at the European Championship is headed to London. The Danes, who have developed into a surprise contender after their tournament began with midfielder Christian Eriksen suffering cardiac arrest on the field, advanced to the Euro 2020 semifinals on Saturday by beating the Czech Republic 2-1. Following the usual tributes to the recovering…


Greenpeace Apologizes, Local Police Slam Euro 2020 Protester

MUNICH—Greenpeace has apologized and Munich police are investigating after a protester parachuted into the stadium and injured two people before Germany’s game against France at the European Championship. The protester used a powered paraglider with a motor attached to his back but lost control and hit overhead camera wires attached to the stadium roof, careening…


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…