Danish player Christian Eriksen collapsed after a heart attack on Saturday, June 12, in the middle of a match against Finland for Euro 2021. His condition is now stable, reports the Danish football federation. (Drawing) – Friedemann Vogel / AP / SIPA
- Several viral Facebook posts are delighted with the Danish player’s now stable state of health.
- To attest to this, some posts use a photograph of the player, smiling and thumbs up, at a building window.
- This snapshot actually dates from January 27, 2020. Christian Eriksen then went to the headquarters of the Italian National Olympic Committee on the occasion of his transfer to Inter Milan.
“Very reassuring news from Christian Eriksen, how nice it is. “Two days after the Danish midfielder’s heart attack, in the middle of the Euro match against Finland, several viral publications on Facebook are delighted with the player’s now” stable, good “state, as announced by the Danish federation football this Monday. As proof, these posts are accompanied by a photo of the Inter Milan player, thumbs up and all smiles, at a building window.
An article published yesterday by Senenews, a Senegalese site, uses the same cliché and asserts that the player would have been photographed “this Sunday, at the window of his room” of hospital. The snapshot actually dates from January 2020.
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Several photos of Christian Eriksen were taken on January 27, 2020 by a photographer from the Italian press agency Ansa as well as by Inter supporters. The Danish player then paid a visit to the headquarters of Cuneo in preparation for his signing with the black and blue Milan.
An article from the Italian daily La Repubblica published the same day recounts the arrival of the player and accompanies his publication with a series of six photographs. There are similar clichés (minus the emojis) to the one used in viral publications on Facebook.
🎥 #Inter Christian #Eriksen accolto dall’entusiasmo dei tifosi nerazzurri al CONI. Selfie e saluto ai suoi nuovi sostenitori per il danese: complete the visit, nel pomeriggio sarà in sede per the firma sul contratto con il club ⚫🔵 📲 @calciomercatoit #CMITmercato #EriksenDay pic.twitter.com/A7lj6oQOjn
– Giorgio Musso (@GiokerMusso) January 27, 2020
A video, filmed and published on Twitter by the journalist Giorgio Musso, allows to observe the player at the window of Coni. We can then see him show a big smile and raise both thumbs to the attention of his fans, before turning around and taking a selfie with the supporters below.