“Won’t Give Up”: Denmark Footballer Christian Eriksen Releases Statement After Cardiac Arrest On Pitch

The former Tottenham midfielder, who now plays for Inter Milan, required 13 minutes of CPR after collapsing just before half-time during Denmark’s match against Finland.

Denmark footballer Christian Eriksen released a statement through his agent on Monday, insisting he ‘feels better’ and ‘won’t give up’ after suffering a cardiac arrest on pitch during the Denmark Vs Finland match at the Euro Cup 2020.

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Eriksen thanked fans for their support and concern, and vowed to get to the bottom of why he experienced such a sudden and serious health emergency in a short statement released to an Italian newspaper.

The former Tottenham midfielder, who now plays for Inter Milan, required 13 minutes of CPR after collapsing just before half-time but was taken to hospital in a stable condition, where he remains.

Eriksen’s statement this morning read: ‘Thank you, I won’t give up. I feel better now – but I want to understand what’s happened.

“I want to say thank you all for what you did for me.” Eriksen said

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Meanwhile, Denmark’s team doctor on Sunday said there was still “no explanation” for why the midfielder had collapsed, although he confirmed it was a heart attack.

“He was gone, and we did cardiac resuscitation,” team doctor Morten Boesen told a press conference. “How close were we? I don’t know. We got him back after one defib (defibrillation), so that’s quite fast,” Boesen added.

“There’s no explanation so far,” Boesen said, adding that all tests done so far on the player, who is still in hospital, have come back fine.

“That is also one of the reasons that he is still in the hospital,” the physician added.