FABRICE Muamba says Christian Eriksen being alive is the best thing to come out of Euro 2020 after the Denmark midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest on the field against Finland on Saturday.
Former Bolton midfielder Muamba, whose heart stopped beating for 78 minutes in an FA Cup quarter-final at Tottenham nine years ago after suffering a cardiac arrest, said watching Eriksen collapse brought back feelings he did not want to relive again.
Eriksen is currently being treated at Rigshospitalet, one of Denmark’s top hospitals, where he is in a stable condition after being given emergency CPR on the pitch.
“Him being alive is the best thing that can come out of Euro 2020,” Muamba told Sky Sports News.
“Regardless of who wins the tournament, it’s that Christian is okay, he is healthy, if he can remember people which is even better news. That’s what this Euros is about now, it’s
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