Last updated on .From the section FootballThe Premier League will create a fund to provide over 2,000 defibrillators to grassroots clubsAround 1.5m more people than before will have access to Automated External Defibrillators at grassroots venues as part of a Premier League initiative. The Premier League will work with the Football Association and Football Foundation to fund defibrillators at more than 2,000 facilities. The move comes just two weeks after Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen suffered a heart attack on the pitch. The Premier League said defibrillators must be more "widely available". The Premier League says at least 12 people aged between 12 and 35 die of undiagnosed cardiac conditions in the UK every week.

Source: BBC June 25, 2021 15:00 UTC