Eric Dier receives four match ban for jumping into crowd to confront a fan
midfielder, Eric Dier has received a four match ban for jumping into the crowd to confront a fan following his club’s FA Cup defeat to Norwich City. The English player also received a £40,000 for the offense. The 26-year-old is set to miss games against Bournemouth, Arsenal, Newcastle, and Leicester, and he will only be available for the club’s last game of the season against Crystal Palace. It can be recalled that Eric Dier was left furious after a penalty shootout loss to the Canaries in their fifth-round tie at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in March. In an attempts to protect his brother who he noticed was being abused by an angry fan, he left the pitch and entered the stands. There was no physical exchange between Dier and the angry fan, but the Football Association has now sanctioned the footballer who admitted his actions were ‘improper’ but denied that they were also ‘threatening.’ The FA said in a statement; “Eric Dier has been suspended for four matches with i