“Denmark lost – life won”

DENMARK: Radio station DR: “One for all and all for Eriksen. The players stood in a circle around Eriksen and tried to block the view of their teammate as doctors began giving heart massages. The spectators hugged each other and touched their heads. A father of two children lay there fighting for his life. None of those present in the parking lot will ever be able to shake that off. In just a few minutes, what started as a football festival had turned into a nightmare. And shortly afterwards it was impossible to hold back the goosebumps as the Finnish fans roared out the Dane's first name in the park and the Danes responded with a resounding 'ERIKSEN'. Back and forth. He is one of us. There are more important things than football.”

Broadcaster TV2, football commentator Flemming Toft: “The unreal reality. When football becomes indifferent. And time stands still. In something of the most vibrant – life. We held our breath and we prayed that he would make it. That hurt deep down, where the heart beats. A shock that spread and brought the tear ducts to their knees. The thoughts took over and made everything else meaningless.”

Tabloid Ekstra Bladet: “Denmark lost – life won.” ITALY: Sports Gazette: “We are waiting for you! Eriksen shock: fear in the live broadcast. Cardiac arrest on the pitch, then he recovers. The great fear for Eriksen. Chris, what a shock.”

Corriere dello Sport: “Miracle at the European Championships. Eriksen collapses on the pitch: Kjaer's intervention and the defibrillator save him. Fear during Denmark against Finland: wife, teams and audience in tears.” The fans in the stadium loudly support Christian Eriksen. © APA/afp / WOLFGANG RATTAY

Tuttosport: “Chris, we are with you! Drama in Copenhagen. He collapses on the pitch and you fear the worst. From great fear to great relief.”

The print: “For a moment the whole stadium stops breathing. There is not a movement, not a sound, just an avalanche of silence. There is a man lying on the floor, Christian Eriksen, he seems dead, maybe he really is for a few minutes, and is saved by a true miracle. SPAIN: Brand: “We already have European champions: the doctors.” “El Pais”: “The blood of all football fans suddenly froze on Saturday around 18.40:XNUMX p.m.”

World Sports: "Beautiful! Danish and Finnish fans sing together for Eriksen. A touching gesture that could be seen and heard at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen while doctors attended to Eriksen. The two fan bases from Denmark and Finland spontaneously came together to sing for Eriksen, who was soon taken to a hospital where there was hopeful news about his condition.” POLAND: Gazeta Wyborcza: “Christian Eriksen's drama reminds us that an athlete is not a machine. Most people think of elite athletes as indestructible androids. But wait, how can a well-trained, strong man fall over in front of an audience of millions and narrowly escape with his life? This is the second situation in just a few days in which public opinion has to become aware that even the best athletes in the world are only human. “Tennis player Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open and the official statement said that she had bouts of depression.” USA: TV channel ESPN: “The horror of Denmark's Christian Eriksen's collapse during the European Championship game against Finland on Saturday at Copenhagen's Parken Stadium will stay with everyone for a while. Hopefully the humanity that followed will stick. Or the perspective that the sight of paramedics fighting for the life of a 29-year-old father - a fit athlete in the prime of his career - gives us all. Sports, career, money... it all falls to dust when it comes to what really matters: life.” RUSSIA: Sports portal Sport-Express: “It seems as if the most important event of Euro 2020 has already happened. And that in the third game. It will be remembered as the European Championship itself, where Christian Eriksen almost died. Fortunately, such a tragedy was prevented. It no longer matters whether the 29-year-old midfielder can continue playing football or whether his career will now end. The main thing is that he is alive.”

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“Denmark lost – life won”

The collapse of Dane Christian Eriksen in the European Championship game against Finland on Saturday shocked the football world. There are press reviews and comments on the incident here.

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