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Medics attend to Denmark's midfielder Christian Eriksen after he collapsed during the UEFA EURO 2020 Group B football match between Denmark and Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen on 12 June 2021. Picture: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP

Aleksander ceferin

Eriksen saviours honoured by UEFA

By AFP

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin described the nine recipients, who include Denmark captain Simon Kjaer, as "the true heroes of Euro 2020".

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  • FILE: Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin holds a press conference on 20 September 2017 at the Uefa headquarters in Nyon. Picture: AFP.

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