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Eriksen height

Eriksen is listed as being 181 cm at http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/southafrica2010/players/player=321716/index.html

Elsewhere he is reported to be around 175 cm and he definitely does not look like 181. So, how tall is he? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.211.213.234 (talk) 12:07, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

He is listed as 175cm on the official Premier League site and 181cm on the official Spurs site, having seen him play many times he is nowhere near 181cm and the 175cm height is much more likely to be accurate.145.255.240.112 (talk) 23:46, 19 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Actually 175cm is a default hight placement, Tottenham website has made mistakes before, so I could send them an email, but it's strange when I looked around they are all different. I am more likely to trust the Spurs website know. Because of the confusion I am inclined to remove the information from the page. Govvy (talk) 15:11, 20 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced edits about Tottenham transfer

Ajax have not confirmed the transfer. The only evidence for Eriksen's move to Spurs is a single tweet. It's purely newspaper gossip at this stage. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.103.92.3 (talk) 14:00, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

It's been confirmed by a number of reliable sources, including Tottenham Hotspur's official website, BBC Sport and The Gurdian. Mattythewhite (talk) 14:05, 31 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Statistics

I have added assists to the statistic section in this article on several occasions. And every time it has been reverted. This evening I discovered, that I'd recieved a message, explaining that "Assists" isn't an appropiate improvement to the article. How come it isn't?

I believe assists is almost as important as goals when you evaluate a player by his statistics, especially a player like Christian Eriksen, whose domain mainly is assists. This is why I often prefer the spanish articles on wikipedia, because they include assist in their articles.

Please let assists be part of the statistics. It is so important! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.38.4.70 (talk) 22:11, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Assists have been removed per consensus at WT:FOOTY as there is no WP:RS or clear definition available, so it then becomes WP:OR. You can read the discussion about it here - WT:WikiProject Football#Assists JMHamo (talk) 22:38, 18 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Collapse at UEFA Euro 2020

Eriksen Collapse against Finland

Eriksen has collapsed in the UEFA European Championship in Copenhagen against Finland. Medical staff have been performing CPR.

This is a gentle reminder not to post about this matter until more is known. This is sensitive in nature right now.

gj1 (talk) 17:12, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

UEFA tweeted that he has been transported to the hospital and is in stable condition.

https://twitter.com/UEFA/status/1403765507682193409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw — Preceding unsigned comment added by BittersweetBee (talk • contribs) 17:36, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Statement from UEFA in 5 mins, I think that when released, this should be introduced into the lede with statement as a reference.

gj1 (talk) 17:42, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please adhere to WP:NOTNEWS. Benjamin112 ☎ 17:45, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that quoting from the source directly will be in violation of this. It will be a factual representation of a prescient topic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by an unknown user

Well you could make the same argument about WP:LIVESCORES. Wikipedia is not for updating events in real time, as they happen. Also 'Please do not edit page' was about as effective as a piece of paper at stopping a nuclear bomb. Benjamin112 ☎ 18:23, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Whilst I take your point, I am smiling slightly at your suggestion that pieces of paper don't stop nuclear bombs. In fact, many pieces of paper have had that effect! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brontorex01 (talk • contribs)

My fault for not also considering that interpretation -- touché! Benjamin112 ☎ 19:13, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Collapse

Couldn't see a discussion section for how the collapse should be detailed, so here it is. I see now that my edit conflicted with a previous edit that added a new subsection, which didn't trigger an edit conflict for me.

Firstly, I believe as of right now the collapse should be written inside the footballing career section rather than personal life, similar to Fabrice Muamba#Cardiac_arrest_and_retirement
Second, I merged the international career sections into a youth and senior career rather than four little sub-sub-sections. This is done in many articles in Wikipedia:Good_articles/Sports_and_recreation#Football that don't have lots of prose (for example, the previously linked Marc Overmars article), and I believe is much cleaner.

Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 17:24, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@DatGuy: Yes, I think both of your proposed changes should be implemented, but right now, I think we should focus on stemming the barrage of edits from everyone and their moms. If there was a way to temporarily restrict editing access to just WP:FOOTBALL and other related WPs I would, but vigilant monitoring is the best option right now. Benjamin112 ☎ 17:41, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Some more: personally feel the following sentence - "Urgent medical assistance arrived immediately and performed CPR on the field before Eriksen was taken off the pitch on a stretcher" should be slightly rewritten, with 'urgent' and 'immediately' being dropped while the 20 minutes detail (per https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/12/sports/soccer/denmark-christian-eriksen-collapse.html) being added, but can't edit it so it rolls off the tongue well so I'll leave it for someone else. I'll work on getting a proper sentence for his stabilisation with refs. Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 17:50, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like the NYT source contains two times - "Eriksen was near the sideline, waiting to receive a throw-in, in the 42nd minute when he appeared to stumble and then fall forward" and "The incident happened in the 43rd minute of a scoreless game." Not sure which one should be used in the article. Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 17:56, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Given the number of edits this page is getting etc., I have increased protection to full. Any edit requests can be made here. Giant Snowman 17:53, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@GiantSnowman: I believe the version before you full protected it was the best one and the edit volume seemed to have died down. Current version contains multiple issues, such as the ~~infobox pic~~, information about the collapse being written three times (two in international career, one in personal life), children's DOB in personal life. Dat Guy^Talk_Contribs 17:57, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@DatGuy: I reverted to the last edit I saw that was by a trusted editor. This has now been sorted. Giant Snowman 18:54, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Protected edit request on 12 June 2021

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I requested increased protection levels to admins so as to clean up this whole mess.

The requested change of the UEFA Euros 2020 paragraph: On 12 June 2021, while playing in Denmark's opening UEFA Euro 2020 group stage match against Finland at the Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Eriksen collapsed in the 42nd minute as he was about to receive a throw-in. Urgent medical assistance arrived immediately and performed CPR on the field before Eriksen was taken off the pitch on a stretcher and the match was suspended.^[1] Around an hour after the incident, UEFA and Danish Football Association officials confirmed from the Rigshospitalet that Eriksen had been stabilized and was awake.^[2] Benjamin112 ☎ 17:55, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Das, Andrew (12 June 2021). "Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field against Finland". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
^ Karen, Mattias (12 June 2021). "Denmark game at Euro 2020 suspended after Eriksen collapses". Associated Press. Copenhagen. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

Done Giant Snowman 18:46, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox pic

@GiantSnowman: you need to change the pic in the infobox asap. Solipsism 101 (talk) 17:56, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed. Solipsism 101 (talk) 17:58, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Protected edit request on 12 June 2021 (2)

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The last edit by GiantSnowman is not constructive. Contains the info about the player's collapse 3 times. —Dimsar01 ^Talk ⌚→ 18:04, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@GiantSnowman: and other admins: please remove duplicate info from 'Personal Life' and 'Senior squad' sections. Benjamin112 ☎ 18:06, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done by @Kosack:. Giant Snowman 18:39, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Collapse listed twice

Hello, the collapse has been listed twice, once in 2.2.1, and once in 4. I think 4's listing should probably be removed. ⠀Lawrence Martin (IslandUnity^talk)⠀ 18:09, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Admins already notified; thanks! Benjamin112 ☎ 18:10, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Protected edit request on 12 June 2021 (3)

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There are two ofensive photos that are unrelated to the subject of the page. One in the infobox and another one in the career section. 94.132.99.219 (talk) 18:19, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sorted on Commons. -- CptViraj (talk) 18:20, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please mention that he's awake

Our text just says that he's stable even tho the source also says he's awake (and that or other source add 'and awaiting further tests'). The omission makes it sound like he's in a coma. I'm not authorized to change this myself. Tlhslobus (talk) 18:28, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

What sources do you have? Giant Snowman 18:41, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Solipsism 101 (talk) 18:53, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I've already found some and updated the article. Giant Snowman 18:55, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Additions to collapse information.

Please note that he was given CPR (chest compressions) and electric shocks. MarcusH-01 (talk) 18:31, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Consolidation of Collapse

Shall we consolidate the talk topics? I think that the protected edit comment is the most relevant, and any further discussion can happen under that. gj1 (talk) 19:01, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, will do. Giant Snowman 19:03, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ITN nomination

Could an admin add the {{ITN candidate}} template to the page please? REDMAN 2019 (talk) 19:24, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@REDMAN 2019: That is not the correct template and I can't work out what it should be? Giant Snowman 19:28, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@GiantSnowman: I have just realised that it's the template I should have used to nominate the article at the ITNC page. Sorry! REDMAN 2019 (talk) 19:29, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Unprotection

I personally think the full protection should last the full 3 days, but more than happy for any admin to remove/reduce it as they see fit. Giant Snowman 19:53, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Protected edit request on 12 June 2021 (4)

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Change "108" appearances for Denmark to "109" (as of 12 June 2021). Mediocre Legacy (talk) 20:21, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Done Giant Snowman 20:22, 12 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lower protection to autoconfirmed

Admins please lower the protection to autoconfirmed. As far as I could see all of the wrong good-faith edits came from IPs and confirmed users. --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 06:17, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Jeromi Mikhael:

Done Giant Snowman 16:20, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Obscene pic

I'm seeing an obscene pic every time I look at this page. I've refreshed but still see it. Please remove! 108.60.244.116 (talk) 02:34, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

To help the admins identify the issue, please specify which picture you are talking about, since there are several pictures. Benjamin112 ☎ 02:38, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It's the info box at the top of the page. 108.60.244.116 (talk) 03:09, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

That has been already fixed. If you're still seeing that image, please purge the page or clear cache of your browser. Thanks! -- CptViraj (talk) 04:10, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Courtesy link: WP:BYPASS 🐶EpicPupper (he/him | talk, FAQ, contribs) 07:03, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Protected edit request on 13 June 2021

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Please change: Born in Middelfart, Denmark, Eriksen followed in his father Thomas' footsteps when he started playing football in the academy of local side, Middelfart G&BK.

to:

Born in Middelfart, Denmark, Eriksen followed in the footsteps of his father Thomas when he started playing football in the academy of local side, Middelfart G&BK.

per MOS:POSS. Thanks! 🐶EpicPupper (he/him | talk, FAQ, contribs) 07:02, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@EpicPupper:

Done Giant Snowman 07:52, 13 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 June 2021

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Change "...in the dying minutes of..." to "...in the final minutes...". Chojje (talk) 09:51, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@Chojje:

Done Giant Snowman 09:53, 14 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

obscene picture

Christian Erikson's main photo is disgusting. SORT IT OUT! 80.6.186.8 (talk) 18:02, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Looks fine to me. Mattythewhite (talk) 18:05, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Really? All I see is some guy having a shit. 80.6.186.8 (talk) 18:06, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The file was subject to reuploads of obscene images by vandals on the day of Eriksen's cardiac arrest, but those have long been undone. If you clear the cache on your device it should show the correct image. Mattythewhite (talk) 18:11, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Just done that. It's gone back to normal now. Cheers. 80.6.186.8 (talk) 18:13, 4 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Man utd

Eriksen is moving to United 2A01:B340:61:AB9C:C429:E6DD:135F:9095 (talk) 16:14, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 March 2023

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I want to add the “Carabao Cup 2023” into the “honours” section 2A00:23EE:1191:1F0:F129:B8AE:1D3E:18A0 (talk) 18:53, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. M.Bitton (talk) 19:27, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Manchester United EFL cup

Erikson won the the EFL cup 2022-23 with manchester united it's not updated he was part of the team even tho he was injured. He got the medal too 103.233.65.82 (talk) 11:10, 2 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

2022–23 EFL Cup as major honour

@Mattythewhite Your revert of the 2022–23 EFL Cup being added as a major honour for Eriksen stated "Did you even bother checking the source? He wasn't involved". Eriksen was not involved in the final through injury, but still appeared four times for Manchester United in their EFL Cup campaign, and so them winning the final certainly counts as a major honour for him. Profavi1 (talk) 18:00, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Profavi1: If you can provide an independent, reliable source that says he won the competition then fill your boots. At present, all we have is a match report that doesn't even mention Eriksen's name. Mattythewhite (talk) 18:33, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Mattythewhite: Are you serious? The career statistics wikitable for Eriksen, citing Soccerbase, literally indicates on the exact same page that he made four appearances in the 2022–23 EFL Cup for Manchester United, even scoring a goal against Burnley. Thus, a match report for Manchester United winning the final (even in Eriksen's absence) should be sufficient additional evidence for Eriksen winning the 2022–23 EFL Cup with Manchester United!

If that isn't sufficient for you, I'll add the Soccerbase citation to the 'Honours' section in addition to the match report of the final. It should not subsequently be removed. Profavi1 (talk) 19:18, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Profavi1: Appearing in an earlier round of the competition isn't, in itself, sufficient in establishing that a player should be credited with an honour. But I'm not going to revert, as you've clearly made your mind up that it is must be included ("It should not subsequently be removed"). I appreciate you've at least made some sort of effort to address the sourcing, when many editors think a match report that doesn't even mention the name of the player in question is sufficient. Mattythewhite (talk) 19:27, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Mattythewhite: I appreciate that, but I think in this case it's intuitive to suggest that a current Manchester United squad member, who appeared in every match prior to his injury and only missed the final through said injury, is credited with the trophy as an honour - it seems like pedantry to omit it entirely on the basis of a lack of an entire article specifically crediting Eriksen with a medal. Profavi1 (talk) 21:17, 26 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Das, Andrew (12 June 2021). "Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field against Finland". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

[2] Karen, Mattias (12 June 2021). "Denmark game at Euro 2020 suspended after Eriksen collapses". Associated Press. Copenhagen. Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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