FABRICE MUAMBA tweeted his heartfelt support for Christian Eriksen after the Danish footballer collapsed on the pitch and received CPR during a match against Finland at Euro 2020.
The 29-year-old went down off the ball and medics immediately rushed on to treat the former Tottenham player.
Eriksen was later seen sitting up on a stretcher receiving oxygen as he was taken from the pitch just after 6pm.
The shocking scenes happened towards the end of the first half of the teams’ opening Group B match.
The distressing incident bore a striking resemblance to White Hart Lane nine years ago when ex-Bolton player Muamba collapsed after suffering a cardiac arrest on the pitch during an FA Cup quarter-final against Tottenham.
It was later confirmed that Muamba’s heart stopped for heart 78 minutes but he miraculously survived after a doctor at the game as a spectator ran on the field to help resuscitate him.
And Muamba, who retired from football after the incident, immediately posted his support for Eriksen after seeing him collapse.
In the moments after Eriksen went down, Muamba simply tweeted: “Please God.”
Muamba’s support of Eriksen was just one of a huge number of people who took to social media to pray for the Dane.
The Danish FA later released a statement which contained the information that Eriksen is now ‘stable in hospital’, ‘awake’ and ‘undergoing further examinations at Rigshospitalet’.
Meanwhile, UEFA confirmed that the game would restart at 7:30pm GMT.
Eriksen reportedly FaceTimed his Denmark team-mates from hospital as he told them to finish their Euro 2020 opener after his distressing collapse.
It’s claimed that Eriksen asked them to continue after telling them that he ‘feels better’.
In a statement, UEFA said: “Following the request made by players of both teams, UEFA has agreed to restart the match between Denmark and Finland tonight at 20:30 CET (TBC).
“The last five minutes of the first half will be played, there will then be a 5-minute half-time break followed by the second half.
“The match has been suspended due to a medical emergency which involved Denmark’s Christian Eriksen. The player in now in hospital and in a stable condition.
“UEFA wishes Christian Eriksen a full and speedy recovery and wishes to thank both teams for their exemplary attitude.
“Tonight’s UEFA EURO 2020 match between Belgium and Russia will go ahead at 21.00 CET as planned.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
