https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Danish footballer Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest on the pitch during the Euros was "a shock" that inspired thousands of Danes to join the 'heart runners', a volunteer rescue programme. https://www.thelocal.dk/20220210/how-national-trauma-of-eriksens-heart-scare-energised-denmarks-heart-runners Thu, 10 Feb 2022 13:33:59 +0100 how-national-trauma-of-eriksens-heart-scare-energised-denmarks-heart-runners Christian Eriksen, the Danish football player who collapsed on the pitch in his country's opening Euro 2020 game, said that he was doing "fine" in an Instagram post from hospital on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210615/im-fine-under-the-circumstances-collapsed-danish-striker-tweets-from-hospital Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:50:01 +0200 im-fine-under-the-circumstances-collapsed-danish-striker-tweets-from-hospital Denmark's goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel and striker Martin Braithwaite on Monday lamented that they had to choose whether to restart the Denmark-Finland Euro 2020 match while they were reeling from Christian Eriksen's mid-game collapse. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210614/we-were-put-in-a-position-danish-players-on-having-to-play-after-eriksen-collapse Mon, 14 Jun 2021 16:20:10 +0200 we-were-put-in-a-position-danish-players-on-having-to-play-after-eriksen-collapse Denmark's team doctor said Sunday there was still "no explanation" for why midfielder Christian Eriksen collapsed during his country's opening Euro 2020 game against Finland, but confirmed he had suffered a cardiac arrest. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210614/eriksen-suffered-cardiac-arrest-denmark-team-doctor-confirms Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:30:57 +0200 eriksen-suffered-cardiac-arrest-denmark-team-doctor-confirms Denmark team doctor described the harrowing moment he realised Christian Eriksen's pulse had stopped as medics worked desperately to save him in front of traumatised players and a stunned crowd on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210613/we-got-christian-back-denmark-doctor-recounts-football-star-eriksens-collapse Sun, 13 Jun 2021 12:49:20 +0200 we-got-christian-back-denmark-doctor-recounts-football-star-eriksens-collapse The wild, out-of-contol celebrations that followed Brøndby IF's victory in the Danish Superliga final have ten days later resulted in just 92 new coronavirus infections, leading some to suggest that big concerts and festivals could be held safely. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210602/danish-football-fans-crowded-celebrations-led-to-only-limited-spread Wed, 02 Jun 2021 16:08:40 +0200 danish-football-fans-crowded-celebrations-led-to-only-limited-spread Kasper Schmeichel has his boots planted firmly on the ground but the 34-year-old Denmark goalkeeper dreams of repeating his father's sensational Euro 1992 title. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210602/why-not-us-with-a-schmeichel-in-goal-can-denmark-repeat-its-1992-euro-triumph Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:40:11 +0200 why-not-us-with-a-schmeichel-in-goal-can-denmark-repeat-its-1992-euro-triumph An expert reacted with calm over the potential effect on Covid-19 infection numbers after thousands of football fans gathered near Copenhagen on Monday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20210525/danish-football-fans-crowd-together-after-rare-championship-win Tue, 25 May 2021 10:51:45 +0200 danish-football-fans-crowd-together-after-rare-championship-win The Danish Cup final was interrupted for almost a quarter of an hour because fans refused to comply with the social distancing rules inside the stadium, police said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200702/danish-cup-final-stopped-after-fans-break-virus-rules Thu, 02 Jul 2020 18:00:33 +0200 danish-cup-final-stopped-after-fans-break-virus-rules Danish football teams Brondby and Copenhagen on Sunday played the first league match with crowds in the stands since March. AFP spoke to some of the fans. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200622/best-experience-of-my-life-danish-fans-hail-crowd-return Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:47:53 +0200 best-experience-of-my-life-danish-fans-hail-crowd-return The knowledge that fans parked around the stadium were rooting for them was not enough to propel FC Midtjylland to victory in the first of the Danish club's drive-in games. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200602/in-pics-denmark-restarts-superligan-with-drive-in-football Tue, 02 Jun 2020 11:01:13 +0200 in-pics-denmark-restarts-superligan-with-drive-in-football After 80 long days without football, fans of Denmark's premier Superligan division will on Thursday night get to see their clubs battle again, but the stands themselves will be empty. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200528/danish-football-restarts-with-drive-ins-and-virtual-stadiums Thu, 28 May 2020 16:22:09 +0200 danish-football-restarts-with-drive-ins-and-virtual-stadiums Danish top-flight club Aarhus have devised a novel way to allow supporters to root for their team from inside the ground when the season restarts later this month by offering virtual tickets. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200511/virtual-crowd-awaits-restart-of-danish-football-league Mon, 11 May 2020 21:52:48 +0200 virtual-crowd-awaits-restart-of-danish-football-league The first official football to be played in western Europe since March took place to little fanfare on Saturday, behind closed doors in the Faroe Islands. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200511/faroes-put-on-post-covid-league-match-in-europe Mon, 11 May 2020 10:45:31 +0200 faroes-put-on-post-covid-league-match-in-europe One of Denmark's top virologists has said the Danish Superliga football championship can be safely restarted based on new calculations of the infection risk. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200429/top-virologist-calls-for-danish-superliga-to-restart-after-study Wed, 29 Apr 2020 11:42:54 +0200 top-virologist-calls-for-danish-superliga-to-restart-after-study Danes will be able to take up their tennis rackets and golf clubs again after the country's two biggest sports associations announced that outdoor sports with no physical contact can resume again. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200421/tennis-courts-and-golf-courses-to-open-in-denmark Tue, 21 Apr 2020 13:05:58 +0200 tennis-courts-and-golf-courses-to-open-in-denmark Football fans in Denmark are banned from attending matches due to restrictions over the new coronavirus, but top division club Midtjylland has come up with a solution inspired by classic drive-in theatres. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200421/danish-football-club-to-offer-drive-in-viewing-for-fans Tue, 21 Apr 2020 10:30:24 +0200 danish-football-club-to-offer-drive-in-viewing-for-fans Denmark have secured qualification for next year’s 2020 UEFA European Championships and will play at least two of their group-stage matches in Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191119/danish-footballers-look-forward-to-playing-home-euros-in-own-back-yard Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:31:26 +0100 danish-footballers-look-forward-to-playing-home-euros-in-own-back-yard Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland want to jointly host the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2027. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191029/denmark-norway-sweden-nordic-countries-to-launch-joint-bid-to-host-2027-world-cup Tue, 29 Oct 2019 13:06:24 +0100 denmark-norway-sweden-nordic-countries-to-launch-joint-bid-to-host-2027-world-cup A tasty return match could be on the menu after the 1-1 draw between Malmö FF and FC Copenhagen on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20191004/copenhagen-and-malm-even-in-feisty-battle-of-the-bridge Fri, 04 Oct 2019 15:38:42 +0200 copenhagen-and-malm-even-in-feisty-battle-of-the-bridge