Gary Lineker and the BBC have apologised after complaints that the channel continued to broadcast as Denmark midfielder Christian Eriksen received treatment on the pitch.
The footballer collapsed face first into the turf as the ball hit his knee from a throw-in during his country’s Euro 2020 game in Copenhagen.
Some, including politicians, have criticised broadcasters for not halting coverage of the pitch sooner after Eriksen collapsed.
The BBC said its in-stadium coverage was controlled by Uefa as the host broadcaster.
Presenter Lineker also tweeted an apology.
SNP MP Gavin Newlands tweeted: “Devastating scenes in Copenhagen. I’m sure we’re all sending our best wishes to Christian and his family. We have to hang on to hope.
“(UEFA), the host broadcaster & the BBC should take a look at themselves. As soon as it was clear what had happened the camera’s should’ve cut away.”
The BBC's statement said: “We apologise to anyone who was upset by the images broadcast. In-stadium coverage is controlled by Uefa as the host broadcaster, and as soon as the match was suspended, we took our coverage off air as quickly as possible."
Gary Lineker said on his Twitter page: "I understand some of you would have been upset with some of the images shown (we were too). Obviously these were the host pictures and out of our control. They should have stayed on a wide of the stadium. Apologies."
Uefa has said Eriksen has been transferred to hospital and stabilised and that the game between Denmark and Finland will resume at 7.30pm on Saturday.
