It was only nine days ago that Denmark players sent out a poignant message by forming a circle around medical staff battling to save the life of their stricken and much-loved teammate Christian Eriksen.
And on Monday night those same Denmark players joined together to create another circle, with Eriksen watching on at home recovering from his sudden cardiac arrest, to mark their improbable progress to the last 16 of Euro 2020.
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A jubilant and victorious Danish crowd at the Parken Stadium had made it pretty clear what had happened in the other group game between Finland and Belgium come the full-time whistle.
But Denmark staff and players wanted confirmation of their second-placed Group B finish following a 4-1 triumph over Russia…. so turned to LiveScore.
It’s not been a bad couple of months for the global sports media business, who recently named Cristiano Ronaldo as an Official Global Ambassador.
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And things just keep getting better them with footage a Danish staff member checking the other group score on the LiveScore mobile app, which was being beamed out to millions upon millions of people worldwide.
That confirmed Denmark’s progression to the knockout stages, where they will meet Wales, and sparked further delirium on the field – and the lucky spectators in the ground.
It didn’t take long for LiveScore to spot the rather excellent PR – who can blame them – which resulted in the below tweet…
What a great night for Denmark and for LiveScore. But more importantly what a great night for Christian Eriksen.
His country have done him so, so proud. This is what football is all about.
