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Denmark players surrounded their teammate Christian Eriksen as he received medical attention
Toffees struggle to savour final games before heading to new stadium
Bournemouth merited their triumph over Mikel Arteta’s underwhelming Gunners who had one eye very much on their crucial Champions League clash v PSG
JUST as the rhythm of a hard-fought football match was establishing itself, a young man dropped to the turf in an alarming fashion that alerted everyone to the fact that something was seriously wrong.
What followed was distressing. It also underlined in a microcosm all that is good and bad about our beautiful game.
First and foremost, we are all grateful for the fact Christian Eriksen is still alive. His collapse, and its dreadful immediate aftermath, near to the end of the first half during Denmark’s Euro 2020 clash with Finland last weekend was truly awful to behold.
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A point apiece at the Emirates with both Arsenal and Palace looking distracted by forthcoming semi-finals
