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

The Tottenham defender confronted a hostile fan in the stand back in 2020

PROBLEM: Tottenham Hotspur's Eric Dier. Photo: Zac Goodwin/PA Wire.

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.