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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
David Hytner

‘Huge problem’: Eric Dier reveals family no longer attend away games over abuse

Eric Dier confronts a supporter in the stand during Tottenham’s FA Cup tie with Norwich in March 2020.
Eric Dier confronts a supporter in the stand during Tottenham’s FA Cup tie with Norwich in March 2020. Photograph: PA Wire/PA

Eric Dier has revealed that his closest family members no longer attend away matches because of the abuse they hear inside stadiums, which he feels is getting worse and represents a “huge, huge problem” for football.

The Tottenham centre-half, who is back in the England squad for the first time since March 2021 having located the best form of his career, famously went into the stands to confront a hostile fan after his club’s home defeat against Norwich in the FA Cup in March 2020.

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