Tottenham's Dier gets four-match ban for outburst with fan

Tottenham midfielder Eric Dier has been handed a four-match ban and fined £40,000 for jumping into the stands to confront a fan.

The incident happened at the start of March following Spurs' FA Cup loss at home to Norwich.

Dier was videoed while going wild from the pitch to the stands to confront a fan who must have said something unpleasant to rile him up.

Dier was said to have been protecting his younger brother, who'd got himself into a spat with a fellow supporter.

At the time of the bizarre clash, a source revealed one fan had been screaming "horrendous" abuse in the direction of Dier.

t means Dier, who has been playing centre-half recently under Jose Mourinho, will miss the North London derby against Arsenal on Sunday afternoon.

He could return for the final game of the season against Crystal Palace.

An FA statement read: "Eric Dier has been suspended for four matches with immediate effect, fined £40,000 and warned as to his future conduct following a breach of FA Rule E3.

"The Tottenham Hotspur FC player admitted that his actions at the conclusion of a fixture against Norwich City FC in The FA Cup on 04 March 2020 were improper but denied that they were also threatening.

"An independent Regulatory Commission subsequently found Eric Dier’s actions to be threatening."

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