1. Home
  2.  » 
  3. Behind The "News"
  4.  » Christian Eriksen’s horror show played out before a worldwide audience

Above: Denmark players make a wall around teammate Christian Eriksen being assisted by medics during the Euro 2020 soccer championship Group B match between Denmark and Finland at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Saturday, June 12, 2021.

Kevin Palmer – Sunday World June 13, 2021

THERE have been few more powerful sights seen on a football field.

With their inspirational talisman Christian Eriksen in a perilous state as he lay on the ground and received medical treatment, the rest of the Denmark players formed a respectful circle around him to protect his dignity in what the watching world feared may be his final moments.

Fans inside the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen looked on as their national hero was suddenly plunged into a battle to save his life, with the drama unfolding in such a public setting in Denmark’s first game of the Euro 2020 finals against Finland on home soil.

This was a nightmare few looking on could comprehend, as one of the greatest Danish sportsmen of all-time received CPR and was seemingly unresponsive. As curtains were held up around him, sport suddenly became irrelevant.

The shockwaves of the scenes coming through our TV screens from Copenhagen reverberated around the world, with the football family united in their grief amid what appeared to be the ultimate tragedy striking down the former Tottenham and current Inter Milan midfielder.

Continues ….