Harry Maguire’s mother emotional response to constant criticism of Man Utd & England star | OneFootball

• Harry Maguire's mother condemns the unjust abuse her son has received, calling it 'disgraceful' and 'unacceptable'.
• Maguire scored an own goal during England's match against Scotland, resulting in further criticism from fans and media.
• Gareth Southgate defended Maguire, expressing his anger towards the treatment the defender has faced and praising his resilience.

“As a mum seeing the level of negative and abusive comments in which my son is receiving from some fans, pundits and the media is disgraceful and totally unacceptable to any walk of life never mind someone who works his socks off for club and country,” she wrote. "I was there in the stand as usual, it's not acceptable what's been created, over nothing. I understand that in the football world there are ups and downs, positives and negatives but what Harry receives has gone far beyond "football". For me seeing him go through what he's going through is not ok. "I would hate to have to see any other parents or players go through this in the future, especially the young boys and girls breaking through the ranks today. Harry has a massive heart, and it's a good job he's mentally strong and can handle it as others may not be able too. I wish this sort of abuse on nobody!”

He told Sky Sports: “I think he’s just come out and spoken to the media, which shows the resilience and character of him. We’re now in a situation where because of people in our own country, the opposition thinks they can have fun with him. So, what’s that about? “He’s been an incredible player for England in one of the most successful teams we’ve had. Critical to what we’ve been doing, and we allow him to be open to that. It’s a joke. Absolute joke. It makes me livid. Thankfully he’s got the support of the dressing room and people behind him, and I thought the England fans in the stadium tonight were absolutely brilliant. “So, I have no problem with the Scotland fans, they were having fun. But what stirs that up? Those people around in our own country. Yeah, other players will think ‘Well, is that what awaits us?’ at certain times but great credit to him that he managed to show the composure with the ball and keep the ball and put that one moment behind him because we stabilised the game really well after it.”

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