Olsson is ill and is hospitalized in intensive care

The midfielder of Sweden and Danish Midtjylland is not breathing independently

These are hours of great fear and anguish for the fate of Kristoffer Olsson, the 28-year-old midfielder of the Danish Midtjylland and the Swedish national team, who lost consciousness while he was in his home and is currently hospitalized and connected to a ventilator in intensive care. Confirmations on the precise nature of the illness have not yet emerged, it would be “an apparently acute illness, linked to the brain”, what is known at the moment is that the former player who grew up in the Arsenal academy is not breathing independently.

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Two press releases made this known. The first from the Swedish federation: “This morning we received the terrible news that Kristoffer Olsson had a sudden illness and is now in hospital connected to a ventilator. The whole Swedish football family is thinking of you and hopes that you can recover soon. Our thoughts also go to Kristoffer’s loved ones at this difficult time.” The second from Midtjylland: “The 28-year-old Swedish national team player lost consciousness in his home on Tuesday 20 February and was transferred to Aarhus University Hospital, where he is hospitalized and connected to a ventilator”.

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