BBC pundit Alex Scott embodied football fans everywhere as she gave her heartfelt response to Christian Eriksen collapsing at Euro 2020.
The Denmark star, 29, collapsed as he received the ball during the first-half of Saturday’s match with Finland.
Following lengthy treatment, including CPR, on the pitch Eriksen was taken to hospital as the sporting community prayed for his recovery.
The live broadcast on BBC One returned to the studio where Scott, Cesc Fabregas, Micah Richards and Gary Lineker naturally found it incredibly tough to discuss what had unfolded.
Former England star turned pundit and SunSport columnist Scott, 36, fought back the tears as she said: “I’m already getting emotional, I can’t believe what we’re witnessing.
“Football goes totally out of the window.
“You’re thinking about his family, all the rest of the players that are out there witnessing it as well.
“I actually just got on my phone and told my mother I love her. I think it’s a reminder how quickly life can change. Just like that.”
Many fans on social media praised Scott for her touching honesty and raw emotion.
And news soon emerged that Inter Milan player Eriksen had stabilised in hospital and was awake, prompting his Danish team-mates to return to the pitch in Copenhagen and complete the game.
But that came after an incredibly nervous wait as the football world pulled together.
Speaking after the BBC cut away from the images of Eriksen being treated, ex-Spain ace Fabregas said: “I don’t really know what to say really.
“My body is shaking. All I can think about is Christian’s family, what they must be going through and I pray for the very best.
The most important thing is health. Just try to be always happy and enjoy what you have in life and how blessed we are and that’s it.
Cesc Fabregas
“How many times do I go home and I’m upset and I fight with my family and loved ones? You realise it’s just a game.
“We need to enjoy it every second and have passion and enjoy it but really there are things that don’t matter anymore.
“The most important thing is health. Just try to be always happy and enjoy what you have in life and how blessed we are and that’s it.
“It’s just a big shock for all of us.”
Meanwhile, social media responded to how Scott had reacted on live TV, one viewer saying she had “made me cry, I won’t lie”.
Others said Scott had “summed it up perfectly” – with one poster advising: “Tell your closest ones that you love them at every opportunity”.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
