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FootballChristian Eriksen Finally Speaks, Reveals the Bizarre Thing He Saw the Moment He Suffered Cardiac Arrest
- Christian Eriksen says he saw a white shroud and realized he had been dead after collapsing during a game playing for Denmark at the Euros
- Eriksen had told his girlfriend, Sabrina Kvist Jensen, there was no way he would return to football following his heart attack
- A trainer performed chest compressions on Eriksen after the 29-year old collapsed with the Danish international declaring he is now ready for a comeback
Christian Eriksen has finally revealed the bizarre thing he saw immediately after collapsing in the Euros game playing for Denmark against Finland.
In a report via The Sun, Eriksen said he had died for five minutes, revealing he saw a white shroud after he passed out on the football pitch.
The 29-year old Danish midfielder has just signed for English Premier League club Brentford after being released from Italian giants Inter Milan.
Eriksen has a pacemaker-type device called an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) installed in his heart since the incident to prevent another occurrence.
The former Tottenham man now says his main target is to dawn the colours at the next World Cup which will hold in Qatar in November.
“My goal is to play at the World Cup in Qatar. This has been my mindset all along.
“I’m sure I can come back because I don’t feel any different. Physically, I’m back in top shape.”
Eriksen could be in action within weeks
Meanwhile, Brentford Boss, Thomas Frank has revealed Danish midfielder, Cristian Eriken could be back to action within weeks.
The London club had announced the capture of Eriksen who had been without a club since being released by Inter Milan following his heart attack at the Euros.
According to The Punch, Thomas Frank said the 29-year-old would train with his new teammates for the first time next Monday, February 7.
Leicester City Fan arrested, Banned For Life
Earlier, Sports Brief reported an unnamed Leicester City fan has been arrested and banned for life by the Foxes following his barbaric attitude in which he ran onto the pitch to attack Nottingham Forest players.
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FootballThe incident occurred on Sunday night, February 6, during the FA Cup fourth round encounter in which Leicester City suffered a 4-1 defeat against Nottingham Forest.
As the defending champions of the competition, fans of the Premier League side Leicester City were expecting their players to soar, but their wings were clipped by the Championship side.