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Sports have been making the same dangerous mistake UEFA made with Denmark for far too long

Everyone deals with grief and trauma differently.

It was hard not to feel either (or both) when Christian Eriksen collapsed Saturday at Euro 2020. It was even harder processing the moment in its entirety.

Here was a 29-year-old in better physical condition than 99.9% of the planet, keeling over on the field due to cardiac arrest. Medical professionals had to be rushed to his side. CPR and oxygen had to be administered. Denmark's team doctor described him as "gone" for a brief time.

It was mortifying. The Danish players' faces told stories you'd never want to read again.