Eriksen returns to Denmark squad for 1st time since collapse

Posted March 15, 2022 7:00 am

The Associated Press

COPENHAGEN (AP) - Christian Eriksen has been recalled to the Denmark squad for the first time since he collapsed after a cardiac arrest during a European Championship game in June.

The 30-year-old playmaker, who has been fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, has resumed his playing career in the last month at English Premier League club Brentford.

Denmark plays a friendly away against the Netherlands on March 26 and hosts Serbia on March 29 as it prepares for the World Cup in Qatar in November.

'œChristian is in a pretty good physical condition," Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand said. "I saw him against Burnley last Saturday where he was the best player on the pitch. He is a player who thinks faster than most people do.'ť

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Brentford's Christian Eriksen in action, during the English Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Newcastle United at the Brentford Community Stadium, London, Saturday Feb. 26, 2022. (Aaron Chown/PA via AP) The Associated Press

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