Footballers are working hard, don’t call us kids, says Eric Dier

ENGLAND’s Eric Dier hit back at those who see football players as spoiled, fat brats.

Spurs’ trump cardToday, 28, told a podcast: “Judging by the way I play, I don’t have too much of a problem.

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“But I have a bigger problem with the way football people see it.

“A 22-year-old boy can do one stupid thing and it will snow.

“That doesn’t mean it’s right. If he did it a second time, I’d be like, ‘Idiot’.

“But it’s normal for people of that age to make mistakes.”

Dier, who speaks Portuguese and raised funds for a catering app, said multiplayer is very smart and interesting.

“You look at their cars – but it’s the cars where eight years old and up are the most disciplined, the hardest working, the most dedicated,” he added.