Denmark’s Christian Eriksen, left, in action with Ukraine’s Mykola Matviyenko during an international football game, in Odense, Denmark, Sunday, June 7, 2026.

Christian Eriksen, the Danish footballer, was taken off the pitch during an international friendly with Ukraine after collapsing, five years after he suffered cardiac arrest on the pitch.

Now 34, Eriksen collapsed again late on during Denmark 's friendly meeting with Ukraine at Nature Energy Park in Odense on Sunday evening, but walked off the pitch after briefly losing consciousness a...