Yahoo News Aston Villa star speaks out as brother and England players' families 'hit' by beer cup missiles
Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa has revealed his brother and the families of several of his England teammates were caught in the crossfire as Three Lions fans threw beer cups in anger after the Euro 2024 clash with Slovenia.
England boss Gareth Southgate was targeted after the final whistle in the 0-0 draw as he applauded supporters, with a couple of plastic cups aimed in his direction. And Konsa says a number of the players’ friends and family, who were seated in the same area of the stadium as fans, were hit as drinks were thrown.
Asked if the squad had spoken about Southgate being targeted, Konsa said: “We haven’t spoken about it.
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“We were aware of it because I think some of our family members got hit with a few drinks. We were aware but we haven’t spoken about it as players.
“We check on them. There’s kids in the stands with family so we always have to check on them, reassure them and ask if they’re all right.
“We know that in football stuff like that happens. We try not to think about it too much so we move on.
“My brother was hit, a few others. But we haven’t spoken about it too much and there’s not much we can do about it.
“I spoke to him after, I asked him how he was and he said he was fine. It was to the right (of the stadium), it wasn’t directly behind the goal, but it was coming from all angles.”
