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Uefa has violated its duty of care

JEder knows the brave patients who, shortly after a traumatic experience or a necessary operation, believe that they can “get up”, no longer have to stay in bed and are actually needed at work. “Discharging yourself” from the hospital is a sign of healthy hardship towards yourself. But it is negligent.

It is just as negligent to ask the members of a soccer team whether they can play if one of them has just escaped death shortly before. And they had to stand helpless and stunned, with tears in their eyes, with prayers on their lips, as the paramedics fought for the life of a young, healthy person.

It went well. The Dane Christian Eriksen was saved after he suddenly collapsed on the sidelines in the European Championship game against Finland. The paramedics acted promptly, professionally and successfully. They brought the 29-year-old back.

UEFA leadership lacks flair

The sigh of relief of the 15,000 spectators in the park in Copenhagen could be felt in front of the television sets. The encouragement calls from the Finnish and Danish fans in the stadium, who alternately chanted “Christian” and “Eriksen”, spontaneously sending thousands of wishes for wellbeing, got under the skin and touched thousands of kilometers away. It showed that the people in the stadium immediately understood what was at stake.

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