Sporting Kansas Metropolis defender Graham Zusi made his document 349th aggressive look for the membership in Saturday's 1-1 draw towards Austin FC at Kids's Mercy Park.
Sadly for the veteran right-back, it got here at a value: Zusi was pressured to depart the sport virtually at half-time with a thigh harm. However the setback wasn't critical – Zusi is predicted to make a speedy restoration – and it definitely paled compared to the large scare that passed off earlier on Saturday afternoon.
Shortly earlier than leaving his dwelling for the youngsters's Mercy Park, Zusi was amongst tens of millions of individuals around the globe who noticed heralded Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen collapse on the pitch through the UEFA Euro 2020 match towards Finland. Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest and will have died had he not been resuscitated by medical personnel.
“It's a really troublesome scene to observe,” Zusi mentioned Monday throughout his traditional look on Sports activities Radio 810 WHB. “Every part stops and also you simply attempt to ship all of the positivity to him and his household. At that time, nothing else issues however the participant's well being. I’m delighted to listen to that he continues to enhance in a secure situation and I actually hope he could make a full restoration.'
Whilst Zusi traveled to Kids's Mercy Park, went by way of warm-ups and took the sphere in entrance of greater than 18,000 followers, Eriksen remained in his ideas. By the point Sporting and Austin kicked off, there have been reviews that the Danish star was responding and in a secure situation. However the scare was a stark reminder of the fragility of life – and that sport will at all times take a again seat to greater issues.
“We love the game we play, however there's undoubtedly one thing larger than sport,” Zusi mentioned. “It was very a lot a scenario the place folks had been conscious of it and thought it. What was nice to listen to earlier than we went into the warm-up was to see the information that (Eriksen) acquired right into a secure place. This was an enormous reduction for the gamers and everybody on the earth watching. Within the minutes and hours after it occurs, you begin to put issues into perspective and go into the sport.”
