No fairy tale ending for Denmark?
Denmark is no stranger to fairy stories. It is, afterall, the homeland of Hans Christian Anderson. For some it seemed that the story of the Danish football team through Euro 2020 was sprinkled in fairy dust. They had something, or rather someone, to play for. A destiny to fulfill. They mightn’t have been the underdogs like 1992 when they won the tournament after being late replacements for Yugoslavia. It is hard to dispute, however, that they were certainly the most unfancied of the semi-finalists. The whimsical fancy of a fairy tale was far from the mind of those watching their first game on 12 June 2021 versus Finland. Football took a back seat for a while, as one of the Dane’s most gifted and celebrated players, Christian Eriksen, collapsed. His heart had stopped and CPR was being performed, as the stadium and TV viewers watched on. As one warrior had fallen his fellow warriors stood up. Led by captain, Simon Kjær...