Eriksen collapses during Denmark-Ukraine match; conscious and stable

For the second time in six years, Christian Eriksen collapsed on a football pitch during a major international match, and for the second time, the worst was averted. Playing for Denmark against Ukraine in a Euro qualifier, the midfielder fell mid-game, triggering an immediate medical response and the cancellation of the match. That he remained conscious and stable is a testament not only to the swiftness of those around him, but to the implantable defibrillator placed in his chest after his 2020 cardiac arrest — a quiet, invisible guardian that did precisely what it was designed to do. The eve