We’re not able to explain Eriksen’s cardiac arrest, says team doctor

We’re not able to explain Eriksen’s cardiac arrest, says team doctor


Rigshopitalet hospital in Copenhagen, where Christian Eriksen is hospitalised. (AP pic)

COPENHAGEN: Denmark’s Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest when he collapsed during his side’s Euro 2020 opening match against Finland, his team’s doctor confirmed today, but the reason remained unclear.

“He was gone; we did cardiac resuscitation, it was a cardiac arrest. We got him back after one defib (defibrillation),” Morten Boesen told a news conference, adding that Eriksen remained in hospital for further tests after his collapse on Saturday.

“The exams that have been done so far look fine,” Boesen added. “We don’t have an explanation to why it happened.”

Eriksen, 29, collapsed suddenly in the 42nd minute of the match while running near the…

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