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.