'It is a serious problem' - Eric Dier 'uncomfortable' with family attending away games due to fan behaviour

Eric Dier has said that he feels «too uncomfortable» to let his family attend away games due to what he describes as a «serious problem» of fan behaviour in football. The Tottenham defender, recalled to the England squad for two Nations League fixtures against Italy and Germany this month, was fined £40,000 and banned for four matches after confronting a supporter in the stands after an FA Cup defeat to Norwich in March 2020. Ad The 28-year-old has now revealed that abuse was aimed at his brother during Spurs' draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in August, and that his mother is yet to attend an away fixture during his career.

UEFA Nations LeagueSouthgate 'surprised' 36,000 fans to attend England's Nations League game in Hungary04/06/2022 AT 12:18 "[Fan behaviour] has definitely got worse," Dier said. «For me it is a serious problem. I had some family and friends at the Chelsea away game with Tottenham and they had problems and stuff.

»I wanted to emphasise it was both sets of fans — I am not saying it is Chelsea fans or Tottenham fans, it is football fans in general. «There are some things I find very strange. It is not nice.

My family would never go to an away game nowadays because of it — and that's a shame that I feel too uncomfortable for them to go to away games. »This has been for years. My mum has not been to an away game.