Christian Eriksen was conscious and undergoing further tests in the hospital after collapsing on the field again while playing for Denmark's national team.
In a scary scene with echoes of Eriksen's on-field collapse following a cardiac arrest during the European Championship in 2021, TV images showed the 34-year-old clutching his chest with both hands in the 65th minute of Denmark's international friendly against Ukraine in Odense.
In the next TV image shown, Eriksen was on the ground, surrounded by worried-looking players. Ukraine's coaching staff were seen waving medical personnel onto the field, and the match was later abandoned.
Minutes later, the Danish federation sent a post on X saying Eriksen was "conscious and, under the circumstances, doing well."
In a fuller statement posted 10 minutes later, Denmark team physician Morten Boesen said: "Christian is doing well and left the field himself. As I see it, the pacemaker is beating as it should."
