Eric Dier reveals his relief after anxious phone call to his mum in aftermath of Wednesday's terror attack in London

  • Eric Dier was on international duty when news broke of the attack in London
  • Dier revealed that he made an anxious phone call to his mother Louise
  • The FA will pay tribute to those affected by the attack on Sunday at Wembley
  • Gareth Southgate's England host Lithuania in a World Cup 2018 qualifier  

Eric Dier spoke of the anxious phone call made to his mother Louise in the aftermath of Wednesday's terror attack.

The Tottenham midfielder was in Germany preparing for England's clash against the world champions when news broke about the attack in Westminster.

Dier has revealed he immediately called his mum, who he feared was close to the incident, to make sure she was safe.

England's Eric Dier has revealed that he made an anxious call to his mum Louise on Wednesday

England's Eric Dier has revealed that he made an anxious call to his mum Louise on Wednesday

'The first thing I did was ring my mum because she works not too far away from there,' said Dier. 'It's horrible. You never want to see things like that, especially where you live.


'I found out (she was safe) very quickly. It was just a quick call to make sure that all my family were OK.'

The FA will pay tribute to those affected by the attack during the World Cup qualifier against Lithuania on Sunday. Players will wear black armbands as a mark of respect, and there will be a wreath-laying ceremony and a minute's silence before kick-off.

The terrorist attack in Westminster happened on Wednesday afternoon 

The terrorist attack in Westminster happened on Wednesday afternoon 

Extra armed units will be at Wembley, while the Metropolitan Police have put on extra patrols across the capital.

A 'severe' threat level is in place for the game - similar to when England hosted France in November 2015, four days after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

As is standard procedure, a number of barriers preventing cars from accessing roads leading to Wembley will be in place at key locations. Dier urged fans to support England in the 'right way' after Wednesday night's 1-0 defeat in Dortmund was marred by booing of the German national anthem and distasteful chants from the stands.

Dier featured for Gareth Southgate's side as England lost 1-0 in Germany on Wednesday night

Dier featured for Gareth Southgate's side as England lost 1-0 in Germany on Wednesday night

Calls have been made for stewards at Wembley to be issued with handheld devices or body cameras to film perpetrators of abusive chanting.

Lord Herman Ouseley, chairman of the game's anti-discrimination campaigners Kick It Out, has urged football to act.

'We must help stewards more to be able to deal with these matters when they arise,' he said. 'The only way is to have more technology that helps them.

'If you can't necessarily stop them at the time you can bring it against them afterwards and ban them and stop them coming back.'

All those affected by the attack will be recognised when England play Lithuania on Sunday 

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