FIFA Fair Play Award: Denmark, Scott Brown and Claudio Ranieri nominated
Ex-Celtic captain Scott Brown's show of support for Rangers' Glen Kamara after he was racially abused by Slavia Prague's Ondrej Kudela has also been nominated; Watford boss Claudio Ranieri also shortlisted for his Sampdoria side giving Serie A champions Inter Milan a guard of honour
Tuesday 23 November 2021 17:57, UK
The life-saving intervention of Denmark's players and medical staff after Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest at Euro 2020 has been nominated for FIFA's Fair Play Award.
Eriksen's team-mates formed a shield around the midfielder after he collapsed while playing for Denmark against Finland on June 12 in their tournament opener in Copenhagen.
Medics then performed CPR on the 29-year-old as the players and supporters were left in a state of shock and distress.
Inter Milan's Eriksen, who was later fitted with a defibrillator (ICD), has been told he will not be allowed to take to the field in Italy this season, but could be able to play abroad.
Brown's Old Firm solidarity for Kamara
Ex-Celtic captain Scott Brown's show of support for Rangers' Glen Kamara has also been nominated.
Brown - now player-coach at Aberdeen - approached Kamara as the two side's warmed up before last March's Old Firm game at Celtic Park after the Rangers midfielder suffered racist abuse in a Europa League tie against Slavia Prague.
Slavia's Ondrej Kudela was found guilty of using a racial slur toward Kamara and handed a 10-game ban by UEFA.
In a show of solidarity, Brown shook his rivals' hand and put his arm around his back - an action that was reciprocated - as they spoke for a few minutes.
Ranieri's guard of honour for champions Inter
Claudio Ranieri, now the head coach of Premier League side Watford, has also been shortlisted for the award.
Last season, his Sampdoria side performed a guard of honour for Antonio Conte's Inter after they won their first Serie A title since 2010.
