Christian Eriksen is \u201cin good spirits\u201d and expected to leave the hospital soon after collapsing on the field again playing for Denmark, the national team\u2019s physician said Monday.<\/p>\n
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The 34-year-old Eriksen clutched his chest with both hands in an off-the-ball action before dropping to the ground in the 65th minute of Denmark\u2019s international friendly against Ukraine in Odense, Denmark, on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The midfielder walked off the field by himself after being attended by medical staff, the Danish soccer federation said after the match, and underwent more tests in Odense University Hospital.<\/p>\n
In an update provided by the federation on Monday morning, Denmark team physician Morten Boesen said: \u201cI spoke with Christian this morning, and he is doing well.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is with his family and is in good spirits. The expectation is that he will be discharged soon and can return home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Boesen said in the statement that the federation is \u201ctaking good care of the players and staff and remain in regular contact with them.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Eriksen saluted fans before the friendly match between Denmark and Ukraine on Sunday.Vitalii Kliuiev \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
Eriksen, one of Denmark\u2019s greatest ever players, was fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator in the months after suffering a cardiac arrest during Denmark\u2019s opening group game in the European Championship in 2021.<\/p>\n
In that incident that sent soccer into shock, Eriksen was resuscitated during a lengthy period of on-field medical treatment led by Boesen and said he was later informed he was \u201cgone from this world for five minutes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eriksen resumed his professional playing career 259 days later after getting a contract at Brentford in the Premier League. After a spell at Manchester United from 2022 to 2025, he joined German club Wolfsburg in a deal through the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n
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