ODENSE, Denmark (AP) \u2014 Christian Eriksen is \u201cin good spirits\u201d and expected to leave the hospital soon after\u00a0collapsing on the field\u00a0again playing for Denmark, the national team\u2019s physician said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 34-year-old Eriksen clutched his chest with both hands in an off-the-ball action before dropping to the ground in the 65th minute of Denmark\u2019s international friendly against Ukraine in Odense, Denmark, on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The midfielder walked off the field by himself after being attended by medical staff, the Danish soccer federation said after the match, and underwent more tests in Odense University Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an update provided by the federation on Monday morning, Denmark team physician Morten Boesen said: \u201cI spoke with Christian this morning, and he is doing well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe is with his family and is in good spirits. The expectation is that he will be discharged soon and can return home.\u201d
Boesen said in the statement that the federation is \u201ctaking good care of the players and staff and remain in regular contact with them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eriksen was fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator in the months after suffering a\u00a0cardiac arrest\u00a0during Denmark\u2019s opening group game in the European Championship in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He returned to playing less than a year after that incident. His current team is Wolfsburg in Germany, where he has a contract through the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Denmark did not qualify for the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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