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A frightening medical emergency for Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen resulted in the Denmark-Finland game being suspended at Euro 2020 on Saturday. Eriksen collapsed on the pitch in the 42nd minute without contact, and the players quickly rushed around him and called for medics. These staff members ran and began treating Eriksen, giving him CPR. But the show continued to show close-ups of what was going on, taking some criticism in the process from viewers who found it disturbing and said they should have cast in the studio.
It should be noted that these camera decisions are made by the UEFA-controlled global feed, not the individual broadcasters showing it. But it’s interesting that this has led to criticism for everyone from ESPN to Univision to the BBC. Either way, players formed a screen around Eriksen, blocking out some of the close-ups, and Eriksen was eventually laid on a stretcher (he appeared to be conscious at the time, a Reuters photographer seeing him raise your hand), and the match was suspended by UEFA. Here’s some of how it turned out on ESPN:
UEFA later released this statement:
Following the medical emergency involving Danish player Christian Eriksen, a crisis meeting has taken place with both teams and match officials and further information will be communicated at 7.45pm CET.
The player was transferred to the hospital and was stabilized.
– UEFA (@UEFA) June 12, 2021
And the Danish federation made this statement:
Official statement from Denmark. ????
Christian Eriksen is AWAKE and undergoes additional exams at the Rigshospitalet. #prayforEriksen
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 12, 2021
UEFA also said it would resume the game at 8:30 p.m. local (2:30 p.m. EST), citing a “request made by players from both teams”:
Following the request made by the players of both teams, UEFA has agreed to resume the game between Denmark and Finland this evening at 8:30 p.m. CET (tbc).
The last four minutes of the first half will be played, then there will be a 5 minute break at half time followed by the second half.
– UEFA (@UEFA) June 12, 2021
Our hearts go out to Eriksen, his family and his teammates.
[Reuters; photo from Clippit]
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