West Ham midfielder Declan Rice admits quitting Twitter during the summer's Euros.
The midfielder, 22, was abused after the bore 0-0 draw with Scotland in the group stage last year.
He recalled: “I didn't have the best of games and my phone was going nuts with fans just hammering me.
“I just didn't want to be on it and it was taking my mind away from everything."
He quit the social media site until England knocked Germany out of the delayed tournament.
The £100million-rated West Ham midfielder, who says he usually enjoys direct interaction with fans, added: “Obviously, after we beat Germany, I went back on."
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