Christian Eriksen is ‘stable’ and was able to WhatsApp his Inter Milan teammates after horrifying on pitch collapse during Denmark’s Euro 2020 clash with Finland

• Christian Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s Euro 2020 tie with Finland 
• According to reports the midfielder, 29, is stable in hospital following incident
• Inter Milan’s CEO Giuseppe Marotta told Italian media he had contacted team
• Ex-Tottenham star Erisekn, is said to have texted teammates through WhatAapp 
• Denmark captain Simon Kjaer was one of the first of Eriksen’s peers to get to him
• The defender performed CPR on Eriksen before any of the medics got to him 
• Kjaer helped to clear Eriksen’s airways then consoled his terrified wife pitch side 
• Find out the latest Euro 2020 news including fixtures, live action and results here.

Christian Eriksen is reportedly stable in hospital and has text teammates at Inter Milan after his horrifying on-pitch collapse yesterday.

Millions of football fans watched in horror as the Denmark midfielder, 29, fell to the floor and was given CPR during his side’s Euro 2020 match with Finland on Saturday.

The former Tottenham star was rushed to hospital, where is now said to be in a stable condition.

Meanwhile, Giuseppe Marotta, the chief executive of Eriksen’s club side, Inter Milan, yesterday provided another ray of hope as he told Italian media that the star had text teammates through their Whatsapp group. 

‘The players are very close and we all immediately communicated with each other after seeing those images,’ Marotta told Rai Sport.

‘We didn’t want to be invasive and so tried to respect his convalescence once we had been reassured.

Christian Eriksen is reportedly stable in hospitality and has text teammates at Inter Milan after his horrifying on pitch collapse yesterday

Millions of football fans watched in shock and horror as the Denmark midfielder, 29, fell to the floor and was given CPR during his side’s Euro 2020 match with Finland on Saturday

The former Tottenham star was rushed to hospital following the incident and is now said to be in a stable condition

Pictured: Rigshospitalet hospital, where Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen is being treated after collapsing on the pitch during his side’s Euro 2020 match with Finland

‘I can only say that 10 minutes ago Eriksen himself sent a message in our internal chat and this confirms the bond between the players.’

Marotta also said that Eriksen’s collapse was not due to Covid-19, but told Italian media he would not be giving any further information on the midfielder’s health – saying he would leave that to officials from Denmark.

He said: ‘He did not have Covid and was not vaccinated either. At this moment, Eriksen is under the guidance of the Danish medical staff.

Giuseppe Marotta (pictured), the chief executive of Eriksen’s club side, Inter Milan, yesterday provided another glimmer of hope as he told Italian media that the star had text teammates through their Whatsapp group

‘It is right that they release information, but I can say the Inter medical staff have been in contact with them from the start.’ 

Yesterday it was revealed how Denmark captain Simon Kjaer played a heroic role in saving Eriksen’s life after his collapse.

Shortly before half-time at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Eriksen suddenly fell to the ground as he ran back from the Finland penalty area, leaving players from both teams in clear distress. 

Kjaer rushed to his stricken team-mate and was the first to get to Eriksen.

He quickly ensured he didn’t swallow his tongue while he lay unconscious – and even gave him CPR before the medics arrived. 

English referee Anthony Taylor immediately called medics on to the pitch and Eriksen underwent prolonged treatment, with compressions performed on the chest of the 29-year-old Inter Milan player before he was taken to hospital for further treatment, where his condition was said to have stabilised. 

Kjaer, 32, instructed his other team-mates to form a barrier around Eriksen so he could have as much privacy as possible while Eriksen received treatment.

He also raced over to Eriksen’s wife, Sabrina Kvist, and embraced her as the terrifying scenes unfolded. 

Denmark captain Simon Kjaer (right) stood up as a leader when Christian Eriksen collapsed

Kjaer (left) was the first to Eriksen when he went to ground and helped clear his airways

Kjaer (top) bravely stayed and watched on as Eriksen received CPR treatment from medics

Kjaer (second from front) led his side back out to resume nearly two hours after the incident

Leading NHS cardiologist Dr Scott Murray has told Sportsmail that Kjaer’s heroics were the right thing to do and that Eriksen was ‘lucky’ to have such a good support around him.

He told MailOnline: ‘We’re just lucky that the players on the pitch knew what to do, to put him in a safe position and make sure he wasn’t choking and alert the medical team.’  

England captain Harry Kane left ‘numb with shock’ after friend and ex-Tottenham team-mate Christian Eriksen collapses

England captain Harry Kane was reportedly left ‘numb with shock’ after former Tottenham team-mate Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch.

The Denmark midfielder was treated with CPR on the field before being rushed to hospital after stumbling to the ground in the first half of his country’s Euro 2020 opener with Finland.

Eriksen has now been confirmed to be in a ‘stable condition’ in hospital, but the scenes drew concern from all across the football world, including in the England camp.

Kjaer then made sure that all of his team-mates on the field escorted Eriksen to the changing rooms while he was motionless on a stretcher with an oxygen mask attached to his nose.  

This was done to prevent the many photographers from taking pictures or making videos that could alarm or create unpleasant suggestions to fans all over the world through television. 

Denmark team doctor Morten Boesen said he quickly realised there wasn´t a second to lose.

‘[Christian.] was breathing, and I could feel his pulse. But suddenly that changed,’ Boesen. ‘And as everyone saw, we started giving him CPR.

‘We managed to get Christian back. And he spoke to me before he was taken to the hospital.’ 

Finnish fans were then heard shouting the name ‘Christian’ and all the Danish fans present at the stadium responded by shouting the surname ‘Eriksen’.  

The defender is one of Eriksen’s best friends, and the pair meet up together regularly in Milan, irrespective of the rival teams they play for in the city. 

An investigation into the player’s health to understand what happened to a healthy athlete who has never had serious physical problems in his career is now set to take place. 

Eriksen is now in a ‘stable condition’ in hospital with the Danish Football Union confirming their star player ‘is awake’ and awaits further tests. 

His agent Martin Schoots told a Danish radio station that he ‘breathes and can speak. He is out of danger’. 

Eriksen is also understood to have spoken to his teammates from his hospital bed to reassure them of his condition.     

According to The Sun, Harry Kane – the England captain and Eriksen’s former team-mate at Tottenham – was ‘numb with shock’ and ‘devastated’ as the Three Lions watched the scenes unfold before their opening game of the Euros on Sunday.

Kjaer was dejected after his side lost 1-0 to Finland – but he won the hearts and minds of many

But fans and ex-players were left furious after UEFA order the rest of the game has to be played.

Remarkably, the match kicked off again around 7.30pm UK time following confirmation from UEFA – in a move blasted as ‘greedy’ by some supporters.

His former cardiologist at Tottenham told The Mail on Sunday that it was a miracle he survived and it’s probable the star had suffered a cardiac arrest, despite having no history of heart problems.

A statement posted to UEFA’s official Twitter account read: ‘Following the medical emergency involving Denmark’s player Christian Eriksen, a crisis meeting has taken place with both teams and match officials and further information will be communicated at 19:45 CET.

‘The player has been transferred to the hospital and has been stabilised.’ 

The match was postponed resumed around 7.30pm UK time last night. Pictured: The Danish FA posted this message after the incident

UEFA said the restart was agreed ‘following the request made by players of both teams’

‘We pray for you’: Fabrice Muamba, Jadon Sancho and Didier Drogba among stars to send Christian Eriksen messages of support 

Prominent figures from the world of football have sent their best wishes to Christian Eriksen after the midfielder collapsed during Denmark’s Euro 2020 game against Finland.

Eriksen collapsed as a throw-in was taken towards him towards the end of the first half at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, with medical staff being called onto the pitch immediately to apply CPR and the game subsequently being postponed. 

Former Chelsea star Didier Drogba wrote: ‘Fight for your life #eriksen we pray for you.’ 

Fabrice Muamba, who collapsed on the pitch at White Hart Lane while playing for Bolton against Tottenham in 2012, tweeted: ‘Please God’. 

Eriksen’s former team Tottenham wrote: ‘All of our thoughts are with Christian Eriksen and his family.’ 

Cesc Fabregas, who was covering the game as a pundit, tweeted four praying emojis while Gary Lineker wrote: ‘Goodness me, this looks truly awful.’

Pundit Micah Richards wrote: ‘Praying for you Christian Eriksen’ and Dutch midfielder Marten de Roon wrote: ‘This is heartbreaking to see. Also please stop sharing videos of Christian or his girlfriend and cut off the cameras.’

Former Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil wrote: ‘Shocked. We’re all with you, Christian Eriksen. Please be ok.’ 

Jesse Lingard wrote: ‘Thoughts and prayers go out to Christian Eriksen and his family. Praying everything is ok’. 

A later post read: ‘Following the request made by players of both teams, UEFA has agreed to restart the match between Denmark and Finland tonight at 8.30pm CET.’ 

Saturday night’s match between Belgium and Russia also went ahead with the former winning 3-0 in Saint-Petersburg. 

The move to resume the Denmark vs Finland match was blasted online, with one fan writing: ‘I can’t believe UEFA is actually going to finish this match tonight. Greedy monsters.’ 

Another wrote: ‘Cancel every game today man don’t be greedy for once, please.’ 

Meanwhile, one Twitter user added: ‘I just hope y’all fans who were calling Super League ‘greedy’ can see that UEFA is the biggest of all greedy entity.’ 

Another person called for the tournament to be halted. They wrote: ‘How greedy can you be? Cancel this match, stop this tournament!’

The drama began in the 42nd minute of the match as Denmark were attacking Finland’s goal. TV cameras cut to Eriksen – his team’s top scorer in their qualifying matches with five goals – who looked out of breath after chasing a ball that was cleared out of play by a Finland defender.

The midfielder, who moved from Tottenham to Italian side Inter Milan last year, slowed to a walk before staggering and collapsing to the ground

The Denmark team’s physios arrived within 20 seconds, but the players became distressed at the absence of emergency paramedics and waved for further assistance. 

An emergency team soon arrived and after a couple of minutes the stunned Denmark players formed a protective ring around Eriksen to shield him and the medical team.

A hush fell over the 16,000-strong crowd as the medics were seen pumping Eriksen’s chest.

Many supporters were in tears and others turned away, unable to watch the distressing scenes. Meanwhile, Kjaer and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel ran to comfort Ms Kvist Jensen, who has two children with Eriksen.

At 5.55pm, the devastated Finland team left the field, followed by the referee and other match officials. Shortly afterwards, Eriksen, by now conscious, was removed from the pitch. 

The BBC faced widespread criticism for not cutting away sooner after the collapse. 

Christian Eriksen is unlikely to play football again, according to a leading NHS cardiologist 

Christian Eriksen is unlikely to play football again and Italy may ban the Inter Milan player from competing again if he has suffered a cardiac arrest, according to a leading cardiologist.

Dr Scott Murray, a leading NHS consultant cardiologist specialising in prevention of heart problems, claims Italy pride themselves on their record of preventing cardiac arrests in football – so the Danish player’s problems will likely spell the end of his time in Serie A.

He told the MailOnline: ‘It probably is (the end of his career) for him. The Italians stop people participating in sport if they are found to have a significant cardiac abnormality, it’s in law.

‘They’ve been doing that for a long time, beyond 20 years and they’ve reduced the death rates from cardiac arrests in sport from beyond 3 per cent down to below one per cent.’  

While Eriksen’s Denmark team-mates formed a ring around the player while he appeared to be receiving CPR, the BBC continued to broadcast the distressing scene while also showing the player’s wife on the sidelines.

Ian Wright was among those to voice their shock that the broadcaster failed to cut away for so long. He tweeted: ‘CUT TO THE STUDIO FFS!!!!’ 

Jermaine Beckford added: ‘This needs to cut to the studio now! Christian Eriksen This is not good for the viewing public just go back to the studio just think of who is watching come on BBC,’ tweeted Frank Bruno. 

Stephen Humphrys, a forward for League One side Rochdale, also hailed the unity of the Danish players and their immediate reaction. 

‘Danish players guarding their teammate from the cameras is one of the best symbols of unity I’ve ever seen,’ Humphrys’ posted. ‘Huge respect. On the other hand, they shouldn’t have had to do it but unfortunately the media have no boundaries these days.’

Spencer Owen was also critical of the decision to show Eriksen’s girlfriend as part of the coverage.

He tweeted: ‘It must have been very difficult to know what to do from a broadcasting perspective as the Eriksen situation developed, but I can’t get my head around the fact that a director must have said ‘right now cut to his wife. There’s no other way that shot happens surely? Sickening.’

The corporation later apologised after complaints, saying: ‘We apologise to anyone who was upset by the images broadcast. In-stadium coverage is controlled by Uefa as the host broadcaster, and as soon as the match was suspended, we took our coverage off air as quickly as possible.’ 

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