The 29-year-old Christian Eriksen collapsed during his country’s Euro 2020 opener against Finland on June 12 and required urgent CPR treatment from pitch-side medics. Eriksen was brought back to life on the pitch but the remainder his football career remains in doubt.The Italian Football Association has said that Eriksen will not be allowed to play for Inter Milan again unless the defibrillator installed after his cardiac arrest while on Denmark duty is removed.Eriksen now has an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) inserted in his chest to regulate any further disturbances in his heartbeat. Eriksen collapse brought back harrowing memories, says MuambaItaly bans players at both amateur and professional level from competing if they have any significant heart abnormalities and the problem for the Danish midfielder is that his current employers are Inter Milan. Francesco Braconaro, a member of the Italian FA’s technical scientific committee, revealed that the defibrillator must be removed in order for Eriksen to play in Italian football again, as it will show he has no further heart problems. ‘Christian Eriksen cannot be given the all-clear to play in Italy.’ Braconaro told Radio Kiss Kiss.’If the player has the defibrillator removed, therefore confirming the pathology can be resolved, then he can return to play for Inter.’ Christian Eriksen’s first message: I’m fine, go Denmark!After Eriksen was released from hospital six days after the match during which he collapsed, Danish team doctor Morten Boesen shared his expertise.’This device is necessary after a cardiac attack due to rhythm disturbances. ‘Christian has accepted the solution and the plan has been confirmed by specialists nationally and internationally who all recommend the same treatment.”We got Christian back’ – Denmark doctor after Eriksen collapseEriksen was fitted with an ICD, a device connected to the heart by wires and sends an electrical pulse to correct irregular rhythms.Dutch defender and former Manchester United footballer Daley Blind was diagnosed with a heart condition in 2019 and even collapsed twice in a year while playing. He had the ICD installed and is allowed to play in the Netherlands which has less strict regulatives on heartrate irregularities.
