No one seems to know how the preposterous notion managed to take hold at the elite end of football, where there is such vast wealth and time to educate and inform players.
But the myth that Christian Eriksen collapsed at Euro 2020 because of the Covid vaccine is actually still doing the rounds at some Premier League clubs.
Evidence to the contrary — were it actually required — is unequivocal. The chief executive of Inter Milan, Eriksen’s club, has actually stated that the Dane was not vaccinated. Anyone with basic reading skills should be able to grasp that the rumour is nonsense.