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'It's a massive problem. We MUST end this abuse': Angry Tottenham star Eric Dier says players suffer too much now following his four-match ban for entering the crowd to defend his brother from another fan

Eric Dier has spoken out about the culture of abuse affecting footballers and their families after receiving a four-match FA ban for encroaching into the crowd to defend his brother, who he believed was being threatened by a fan.

Speaking for the first time since the ban, the Tottenham and England player said that he would not risk talking about the FA’s action as his views on the matter were ‘very strong.’

But addressing the problem of general abuse of players in stadia and on social media, Dier, who agreed a new four-year deal with Spurs last week, said: ‘It’s a massive problem in society in general because of social media, football stadiums, sports stadiums in general.