Danish footballer Christian Eriksen is unlikely to play professionally again after suffering what was reported to be a cardiac arrest, according to a leading sports cardiologist.
The midfielder crashed on the field during his country's Euro 2020 match against Finland and had to be "revived" before being taken to hospital.
After the event, it was said that Eriksen, 29, was in stable condition, but it has not yet been publicly confirmed what was behind his illness.
Sanjay Sharma is Professor of Sports Cardiology at St. Louis University. George in London and worked with Eriksen during his time at Tottenham Hotspur.
He said:
"Obviously something went very wrong. But they managed to turn it around again, the question is what happened? And why did it happen? This guy had normal tests until 2019 so how do you explain a cardiac arrest?"
The doctor added that "football bodies in the UK are likely to be too strict to allow Eriksen to play again".
"His cardiac arrest has shocked the whole nation today. The good news is that he will live, the bad news is that he was coming to the end of his career, so would he play another game of professional football? This one? "I can not say for sure. In the UK he would not play. We would be very strict about that."
Prof. Sharma says the causes of Eriksen's cardiac arrest could include an unidentified medical condition or a high fever.
"To put it bluntly, he died today, albeit for a few minutes, but he died. Would a professional doctor allow him to die again? - The answer is 'no'."
Bolton Wanderers footballer Fabrice Muamba experienced a similar collapse after suffering a cardiac arrest during a match against Tottenham Hotspur in March 2012. He officially retired from football 5 months later.
One of his doctors, Sam Mohiddin, told the BBC: "Cardiac arrest is a moment of extreme danger."
Source: Sky News
