Soccer-Denmark coach Riemer hails 'unity' after Eriksen's collapse in friendly


Soccer Football - International Friendly - Denmark v Ukraine - Odense, Denmark - June 7, 2026 Denmark coach Brian Riemer speaks to the media after the match was abandoned due to Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapsing on the pitch during the match. Bo Amstrup/Ritzau Scanpix via REUTERS

June 9 (Reuters) - ⁠Denmark coach Brian Riemer said he ⁠would remember the "beautiful unity" shown by ‌those at the stadium in Odense after midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed in a friendly ​against Ukraine at the weekend.

Eriksen, ⁠who also collapsed ⁠during an international match in 2021, caused ⁠widespread ‌concern when he clutched his chest and fell in ⁠the 65th minute of Sunday's game.

The ​34-year-old playmaker ‌has returned home and said he ⁠was ​recovering well.

"It has been a tough day for all of us, but fortunately ⁠Christian is doing well ​and is back home with his family," Riemer said on Monday.

"Now he and ⁠the players need to have some peace to process the experience, so that everyone can recover from the shock.

"In ​a difficult moment, ⁠everyone showed a beautiful unity, which I ​think is what ‌we should remember about ​this evening."

(Reporting by Rishabh Jaiswal in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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