Eric Dier claims fan behaviour is a ‘huge problem’ and credits ‘Godfather’ Antonio Conte for England recall
The i says Eric Dier believes that fan behaviour in English football has become a “serious problem” and admitted that his family members do not travel to away games for fear of being abused.
The 28-year-old was handed a four-match ban and fined £40,000 by the Football Association for misconduct in July 2020 after confronting a fan who was abusing his brother in the stands after an FA Cup tie between Tottenham and Norwich at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Dier, who has been recalled to Gareth Southgate’s England squad after a two-year absence for the Uefa Nations League games against Italy and Germany, revealed that his friends and family were caught up in trouble during Tottenham’s Premier League game against Chelsea on 14 August and says that the situation has worsened over the past couple of years.