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(Reuters) - Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed during their Euro 2020 Group B opener against Finland on Saturday.

UEFA said Eriksen, who was given CPR by medics on the pitch, was transferred to hospital where the 29-year-old was stabilised, with officials saying he was conscious.The Bolton Wanderers midfielder collapsed on the pitch in an FA Cup match in 2012 due to a cardiac arrest and was technically"dead" for 78 minutes before he was revived. The former England under-21 midfielder had to retire soon after at the age of 24.

The Sevilla midfielder collapsed while jogging back in the first game of the 2007-08 La Liga season against Getafe and, though he walked off the pitch after being helped by medical staff, he collapsed again in the dressing room. Puerta, a Spain international, was rushed to hospital, where he died three days later of"multiple organ failure" due to a cardiac arrest at the age of 22.Four months after leaving Newcastle United, the midfielder fainted during a training session with Chinese club Beijing Enterprises. The 30-year-old Ivorian died in hospital.

Medics attempted to resuscitate the unconscious 24-year-old before he was taken off on a stretcher and rushed to hospital. Doctors tried to revive him for nearly 90 minutes before he was pronounced dead.

 

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