Tag: Christian Eriksen

  • The Finnish FA apologizes "poorly designed" tweeted after fan backlash

    The Finnish FA apologizes "poorly designed" tweeted after fan backlash

    The social media publication celebrated two years since Finland’s victory in the European Championship final in Denmark, but it did not mention Christian Eriksen, who suffered a cardiac arrest on the field.

  • Now it’s official! Christian Eriksen is the ‘Comeback Kid’

    Few will dispute Christian Eriksen’s right to call himself the ‘Comeback Kid’. But it’s not official! Since suffering a cardiac arrest in June 2021, he has recovered to play with Brentford and Manchester United in the English Premier League, as well as returning to play for Denmark at the 2022 World Cup. However, Qatar did…

  • Bada Bingo: Lottery provider fined for breach of game rules

    Until the end of 2011, Danske Spil had a monopoly on all gaming and gaming activities outside of casinos and kiosks in Denmark. Since then, operators have been required to obtain a license to offer games and betting, although certain gambling-related activities are permitted – for example, a lottery, raffle or bingo for an association…

  • Washing away World Cup fiasco: Young guns set to lead Euro 2024 attack

    Captain Kjær the survivorInjuries and poor form at club level are the primary reasons players miss out: Christian Eriksen, Andreas Skov Olsen and Jesper Lindstrøm, and Kasper Dolberg, Jens Stryger Larsen, Andreas Cornelius and Robert Skov, for example. Captain Simon Kjær was one of the few veterans to retain his position in the squad, although…

  • Danish squad now complete: here are the 26 players ready to fight for the country at the WC 2022

    Danish squad now complete: here are the 26 players ready to fight for the country at the WC 2022

    Along with the likes of Christian Eriksen, Simon Kjær and Kasper Schmeichel are goalkeeper Frederik Rønnow (Union Berlin), defender Alexander Bah (Benfica), midfielder Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) and forwards Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) and Robert Skov (Hoffenheim). No big surprises among Wheelman’s choicesThe third goalkeeper after Kasper Schmeichel and Oliver Christensen will, as expected, be Frederik…

  • Denmark handed over favorable EC 2024 qualification draw

    Denmark handed over favorable EC 2024 qualification draw

    An emotional reunionDenmark begin their qualification campaign on March 23 when Finland visit the Parken Stadium for the first time since Christian Eriksen’s collapse in Denmark’s Euro 2020 opener. No doubt it will be an emotional reunion. A long trip to Kazakhstan then awaits three days later. Germany will host Euro 2024, with the opening…

  • Sport Round-Up: Danish cycling success keeps on coming… this time in the women’s Tour de France

    Sport Round-Up: Danish cycling success keeps on coming… this time in the women’s Tour de France

    Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig’s win on the third stage of the inaugural Tour de France Femme yesterday was the perfect tonic for her Team Française des Jeux after a brutal Monday in the saddle that sidelined teammate Marta Cavalli after a horror crash. In the history of the men’s race, you’d struggle to find an instance…

  • A proof that the royals influence Denmark’s name choice more than its football stars

    A proof that the royals influence Denmark’s name choice more than its football stars

    All four of the Crown Prince Couple’s children were on the 50 most popular lists of newborn boys and girls for 2021, topped by Oscar and Alma, respectively, who were today confirmed by Statistics Denmark. Vincent (41st with 189 new namesakes) overshadowed big brother Christian (45th with 181) in the boys’ fight, although none of…

  • Flatlining to fabulous: how Eriksen’s Denmark is now among the ten most likely teams to win the World Cup 2022

    Flatlining to fabulous: how Eriksen’s Denmark is now among the ten most likely teams to win the World Cup 2022

    On 12 June, it was a whole year ago that Christian Eriksen collapsed with a cardiac arrest at Parken Stadion during his country’s opening match at the European Championships 2020. In the following hour his life was in balance; a nation’s collective thoughts made him pull through and live. Denmark continued to lose the match…

  • England captain reveals discussions about potential protests in Qatar

    England captain reveals discussions about potential protests in Qatar

    Harry Kane has urged stars from other nations to take a consistent stance at the Qatar World Cup England captain Harry Kane says he has spoken with his current and former Tottenham team-mates Hugo Lloris and Christian Eriksen about their respective countries adopting a uniform objection to the alleged human rights violations taking place in…

  • Sport Round-Up: Denmark scores big on Russia’s football exclusion

    Sport Round-Up: Denmark scores big on Russia’s football exclusion

    Women qualify for the World Cup 2023Denmark has already secured a European group place via the Superliga winner this year, and the Russian expulsion also affects this. Instead of getting into the Champions League qualifier in the third round, the upcoming Superliga winners will instead go into the playoff round. Finally, the Russian women’s team…

  • Christian Eriksen returns to Denmark adventurously

    Christian Eriksen returns to Denmark adventurously

    The park is waving In the end, however, the Dutch took advantage of some sloppy defense from the Danes to run out with 4-2 winners. But Eriksen seems to be on the right track with his plan to play the World Cup in 2022 later this year – something that seemed unthinkable in June last…

  • Christian Eriksen returns to Denmark’s squad

    Christian Eriksen returns to Denmark’s squad

    Special evening in the ParkDenmark will host the Netherlands away on March 26 and then at home in the Park against the Serbs on March 29. Fans can expect a special atmosphere in the second match, where Eriksen returns to the field, where his life almost ended on June 12 last year. Eriksen has 109…

  • Nothing ‘Iffe’ knows about it!  Lundberg will be the first Dane to appear on the NBA list

    Nothing ‘Iffe’ knows about it! Lundberg will be the first Dane to appear on the NBA list

    Joins league leadersGabriel ‘Iffe’ Lundberg wrote Danish basketball history this weekend wwhen he was signed to the ranks of the Phoenix Suns. The 1.93-meter-long guard had left Russian giant CSKA Moscow after the outbreak of war in Ukraine and was intercepted by Suns on Saturday. The 27-year-old has signed a contract for the rest of…

  • The entire stadium rises as one to welcome Christian Eriksen’s return to top-class football

    The entire stadium rises as one to welcome Christian Eriksen’s return to top-class football

    Christian Eriksen’s reintroduction to top-class football after a 259-day absence should always be a special moment. A highly admired player at English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur between 2013 and 2020, he played his club football for Inter in Italy at the time of his unfortunate cardiac arrest in June 2021, and his name was…

  • Sports Round-Up: Showing some Love – Danish club signs Brazilian legend

    Sports Round-Up: Showing some Love – Danish club signs Brazilian legend

    From Almaty to Herning Fresh from a stay in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Love joins FCM on a contract for the rest of the season as the club tries to maintain its slender Superliga lead. “Vagner Love brings enormous experience to the table,” said FCM sports director Svend Graversen. “He has played for his country and in…

  • Sports top five: A nation galvanized, their performance was unforgettable

    Sports top five: A nation galvanized, their performance was unforgettable

    Ah 2021. Ye olde bugger. How many sporting goodies you brought us, and yet many of us are happy to see you in the rearview mirror. In fact, the pandemic left its disgraceful mark in the form of cancellations of sporting events, postponements and vaccine drama. So no review of Danish sports would feel complete…

  • Sport Round-Up: Simon Kjær named Guardian Footballer of the Year

    Sport Round-Up: Simon Kjær named Guardian Footballer of the Year

    Simon Kjær has been appointed Guardian Footballer of the Year – an award given to a player who “has done something remarkable, whether it is overcoming adversity, helping others or setting a sporting example by acting with unparalleled honesty”. Past winners include Manchester United duo Marcus Rashford (2020) and Juan Mata (2017) for their charitable…

  • Damn, the football audience is collapsing again

    Damn, the football audience is collapsing again

    The Premier League match between Tottenham and Watford has been stopped by a medical emergency in the crowd? weeks after a match between the Hornets and Chelsea was interrupted by a spectator who suffered a cardiac arrest. In scenes that were almost unparalleled before this season, a Premier League match has been canceled for the…

  • The teammate reveals what the stars said during Eriksen’s cardiac arrest fear

    The teammate reveals what the stars said during Eriksen’s cardiac arrest fear

    One of Christian Eriksen’s international teammates has revealed what Denmark’s players whispered in the shocking moments after the affected midfielder’s cardiac arrest on the pitch during a European Championship 2020 match. The former Tottenham star, who has just been released from his Inter Milan contract, collapsed when his country hosted Finland in their opening match…

  • Wednesday’s newspapers: Tunnel voting, dark November and a fair game of football

    Wednesday’s newspapers: Tunnel voting, dark November and a fair game of football

    Helsingin sanomat newspaper write that the fate of the controversial new traffic tunnel in the Helsinki Sörnäinen area will be decided at a city council meeting on Wednesday evening. The HS called the members of the council to get an idea of ​​how the vote could go, and found that a majority was going to…

  • From the hell of football to the sky: Schmeichel is a wall!

    From the hell of football to the sky: Schmeichel is a wall!

    Afternoon: Sankt Hans square in Copenhagen. The area is crawling with people in red and white, and beer is herring from plastic glasses. They sing along to the catchy football songs blaring out of the huge speakers in the middle of the square. A football is kicked in the air and is immediately hit back…

  • EC-drunk fans ready for short party in Holland

    EC-drunk fans ready for short party in Holland

    Now Denmark’s men’s national football team is facing a round of 16 final. It is played in Amsterdam on Saturday at 18.00 and the opponent is called Wales. DBU reports huge interest in watching the match at the stadium, but corona restrictions put a damper on the party. However, Danish fans can sneak around the…

  • Danish victory kicked off the party

    Danish victory kicked off the party

    I wonder if many others felt the same way as the national coach after the 4-1 victory on Monday night: Finally, the party can begin. In any case, it was a redemption that could both be felt and heard, as Denmark could declare itself ready for the round of 16. While Kasper Hjulmand stepped off…

  • Belgium and Denmark qualify for the knockout phase of Euro 2020

    Belgium and Denmark qualify for the knockout phase of Euro 2020

    Belgium continued their perfect start to Euro 2020 by beating Finland 2-0 on Monday to finish top of Group B. Denmark claimed an astonishing 4-1 victory over Russia to survive in the 16-year-olds. For Belgium, the group game at EM could hardly have gone better. The world’s top ranked team beat Finland 2-0 on Monday…

  • Christian Eriksen gets an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator unit

    Christian Eriksen gets an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator unit

    He could still play According to the Heart Association The Heart Association, an ICD device can treat cardiac arrest that begins as a rapid and dangerous arrhythmia of the heart chambers. It also acts as a pacemaker. The Heart Association also revealed that most ICD patients can continue playing sports without complications. “In fact, studies…

  • Finland’s Euro2020 hopes are still alive despite Russia’s defeat

    Finland’s Euro2020 hopes are still alive despite Russia’s defeat

    Finland lost to Russia 1-0 at the European Championships in Russia in Group B at St. Petersburg’s Krestovsky Stadium on Wednesday afternoon. Goal just before half-time from Russia’s offensive midfield Alexei Miranchuk proved to be the difference between the two sides in a fierce battle. Loss means Owls, or Eagle-Owls, must win their last group…

  • Captain Kjaer, a stone for Denmark in Eriksen trauma

    Captain Kjaer, a stone for Denmark in Eriksen trauma

    Simon Kjär has become much more than a captain for Denmark, the defender praised as a stone for his calm that saved the life of teammate and close friend Christian Eriksen. When Eriksen collapsed, just before half time in Saturday’s match against Finland in the European Championship 2020, time stood still in Copenhagen. Not for…

  • Tuesday’s newspapers: Incoming MP speaks, football fans head to Russia, stormy weather

    Tuesday’s newspapers: Incoming MP speaks, football fans head to Russia, stormy weather

    With national coalition parties Juhana Vartiainen The Iltalehti tabloid speaks to a man who will replace him as an MP. In an interview with Iltalehti Atte Kaleva presented his position on asylum and immigration issues to Finland, saying that issues would be his priority in Parliament. The exchange points to two sides of the national…

  • Denmark to soldier further in tragedy

    Denmark to soldier further in tragedy

    As images of players and fans around the world who support Christian Eriksen continue to flow in, the Danish national team has made a difficult decision. They remain in Euro 2020 and do their best to fight on. During a press conference yesterday, the Danish Football Association (DBU), head of football Peter Møller, revealed that…

  • Heart attacks in young athletes are rare

    Heart attacks in young athletes are rare

    He is now one of the few athletes who suddenly falls over and in some cases dies during sports. This is what Hanne Rasmusen, a sports cardiologist and chief physician at the cardiac department at Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, says. – Unfortunately, we see that happening. Fortunately, this is very rare. There are less than…

  • OVERVIEW: Five tips for talking to children about Eriksen

    Many children watched the national team’s football match with their parents on Saturday night, where Christian Eriksen collapsed on the pitch shortly before the end of the first half. It is a sight that can affect both adults and children. Children’s Terms and Save the Children comes with good advice on what to do as…

  • Psychologist: Talk to others about Christian Eriksen’s collapse

    Psychologist: Talk to others about Christian Eriksen’s collapse

    – If you can feel you are being affected, talk to others about it, she says. She says that spectators and viewers who have witnessed a cardiac arrest or lost a loved one to a cardiac arrest may be at particular risk of being affected. Rikke Høgsted describes it as being able to smoke back…