Following a scary scene that saw Danish soccer player Christian Eriksen collapse onto the pitch and remain down for a extended period 42 minutes into Denmark’s match against Finland at the Euro 2020 tournament, anti-vaxxers took to the internet to blame the midfielder’s fall on the COVID-19 vaccine.
The issue with that theory is that Eriksen, who was given life-saving cardiac massage treatment on the field and is now stable and awake in the hospital, is not vaccinated.
“He didn’t have COVID and wasn’t vaccinated either,” Giuseppe Marotta, the director at Italian club Inter Milan (where Eriksen plays club football) told Rai Sport.
That fact didn’t stop anti-vaxxers from attempting to use Eriksen’s scary situation to push their own agenda(s) about getting the jab to protect against COVID-19.
Though he didn’t address his client having COVID-19 or getting vaccinated, Eriksen’s agent Martin Schoots did reveal how the 29-year-old soccer player is handling his recovery.
“We spoke this morning. He joked. He was in a good mood, I found him fine,” he said. “We all want to understand what happened to him, he wants to do it too: the doctors are carrying out in-depth examinations, it will take time. He was happy because he understood how much love is around. Messages have come to him from all over the world. Christian doesn’t give up. He and his family want their thanks to everyone.”
On a much more positive note, Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku (who plays alongside Eriksen at Inter Milan) delivered a heartfelt message to Eriksen after scoring the first goal in a win over Russia at the European Championship.
After tallying a goal in the 10th minute of Belgium’s 3-0 victory over Russian, Lukaku went straight to a TV camera and said “Chris, Chris, I love you.”
Best wishes to Eriksen and hopefully he finds the time to get vaccinated during his hospital stay.
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