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Anthony Taylor's prison officer training helped in Eriksen incident

Hero ref Anthony Taylor's experience as a prison officer helped him make the split-second decisions that saved the life of Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen at Euro 2020, according to the man who mentored him.

Taylor has been praised by Chris Foy, who was one of the coaches that worked with the former prison guard as he established himself as an official in the Premier League.

And on Saturday night at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Foy said all of Taylor's training and experience - on the pitch and off it at the notorious Strangeways prison in Manchester - came together as he took control of the horrific circumstances surrounding Eriksen's collapse.