Danish Football Union Ensures Support for Players After Eriksen's Collapse

Danish national football team players are grappling with the emotional aftermath of Christian Eriksen's on-field collapse during a recent match against Ukraine. This distressing event, the second such incident in Eriksen's career, has led to players returning to their respective homes after the game, unlike their collective experience during the 2021 European Championship.

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It is a somewhat atypical situation compared to last time (in 2021), because then we were gathered and had a tournament to execute. Now they are all going home and on vacation.

However, the Danish Football Union (DBU) has implemented measures to ensure no player faces this difficult time alone. DBU football director Peter Møller stated that players are either traveling home with family or as a group. He emphasized that support is readily available, with players encouraged to reach out to team doctor Morten Boesen as needed.

Møller also mentioned that staff members, including Brian Riemer, will be contacting individual players in the coming days to check on their well-being and offer assistance. A dedicated WhatsApp group has been established for players and staff to maintain communication, and a team of crisis psychologists is on standby.

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I ran to him and turned him over, and then he came to relatively quickly.

Team doctor Morten Boesen, who was among the first to reach Eriksen, reported that the player regained consciousness relatively quickly, attributing this to the pacemaker implanted after his 2021 cardiac arrest. Boesen confirmed there were no recent indications of heart problems that would have prevented Eriksen from playing. The DBU is committed to providing professional support to help each player navigate their individual responses to the traumatic event.

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There have been no indications that there were or have been problems with Eriksen's heart recently. We did not have that, otherwise we would not have let him play.