Eriksen is screened from view by medical staff as they carry him off to hospitalChristian Eriksen was in a stable condition in hospital tonight after collapsing on the pitch during Denmark’s European Championship group stage game against Finland. The match in Copenhagen was suspended with the Denmark midfielder receiving CPR on the pitch. Finland won 1-0 when the match resumed upon the request of both sets of players after Eriksen was stabilised and taken to hospital, but it was the actions of the Denmark captain, Simon Kjaer, and his team-mates that will live long in the memory. SponsoredThe incident happened when a throw-in was taken by Thomas Delaney towards Eriksen, the Inter Milan midfielder, who collapsed as the ball came to him in the 43rd minute. The English referee Anthony Taylor, who was officiating his first match at a

Source: The Times June 12, 2021 18:48 UTC