Christian Eriksen statement: what the Denmark star said from hospital after suffering cardiac arrest in Euro 2020 game

Christian Eriksen has spoken for the first time since suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch against Finland

The Denmark forward collapsed in the first half and was given CPR on the pitch by the Denmark physio and medics, before being taken to hospital.

The 29-year-old former Spurs star, who now plays for Inter Milan, has issued words of thanks in a short statement from hospital.

What did Christian Eriksen say?

Eriksen issued a statement through his agent on Monday morning.

It said: “Thank you, I won't give up. I feel better now – but I want to understand what's happened.

“I want to say thank you all for what you did for me.”

What happened to Christian Eriksen?

Denmark’s team doctor Morten Boesen confirmed Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest and that “he was gone” prior to being resuscitated.

Eriksen collapsed on Saturday during the first half of Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland before being treated on the pitch and taken to hospital.

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At a press conference arranged by the Danish Football Federation on Sunday afternoon, Boesen said: “He was gone. We did cardiac resuscitation, it was a cardiac arrest.

“How close were we to losing him? I don’t know, but we got him back after one defib, so that’s quite fast.”

“We don’t have any explanation why it happened. The details about what happened I am not quite sure of because I am not a cardiologist, I will leave that to the experts. I didn’t see it live, only on screens afterwards.”