The medical staff who saved Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen’s Life at The European Championship in June will receive the UEFA President award, said the European Football Government Agency on Tuesday.
Eriksen fainted during the defeat of the Danish opener by Finland and received treatment to save life in the field before he rushed to the hospital.
Denmark doctors and Physio and Captain Simon Kjaer team who started cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in Eriksen, were also respected.
“This year, the President’s award beyond football,” said UEFA President Alexander Ceferin in a statement.
“It serves as an important and eternal reminder of how careful it is and put everything in our lives into the most obvious perspective.” Eriksen Since it has a type of implanted pacemaker that can prevent fatal heart attack by removing a jolt to restore ordinary heart rhythms.
However, his future in the game is unclear, with regulations in Italy preventing 29-year-old children from playing for his club Inter unless the device is deleted.
“You do a fantastic job and save my life,” Eriksen said in a message that was grateful to the medical staff involved.
“Also thank you very much for my friend and captain Simon and my team-mate in the Danish team for your support, both on June 12 and afterwards.”