Dier, Joey Barton, Neville... when Brits abroad get their accents HORRIBLY wrong

Eric Dier made his Bayern Munich debut on Wednesday night less than two weeks after joining from Tottenham, but it was not his football that got people talking.

After helping the German giants keep a clean sheet in their 1-0 win over Union Berlin, Dier spoke to the media and something immediately stood out.

Despite talking in English, Dier appeared to be attempting to put on a German accent, perhaps in the hope of fitting into his new environment straight away, as fans joked that he had 'nailed the language in a week'.

And he is not the only star from these shores to try that trick after getting a move overseas.

Mail Sport has picked out some classics from over the years of Brits abroad trying out a new accent, and setting themselves up for ridicule from fans.

The controversial Barton could not resist taking a dig at Dier as he posted on X on Thursday morning: 'Work to do on the accent big man...@ericdier'.

But he must know he doesn't have a leg to stand when it comes to trying out accents.

Barton joined Marseille on loan from QPR for the 2012-13 season, and he attended a press conference following his debut for the club.

Hailing from Liverpool, Barton started out by speaking in his usual Scouse accent before suddenly switching to a French one out of the blue.

He kept up the act for a sustained period while remaining straight-faced and occasionally slipping back to his normal dialect.

Reflecting on the incident during an appearance on Goals on Sunday after returning to England, Barton insisted that he had not initially intended to do it, but quickly realised when he spotted some friends at the press conference that he had put on a 'ridiculous' accent that left them in 'floods of tears'.

He admitted that he started playing up to