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Former England and Manchester City star, Joey Barton has been charged with alleged ‘malicious communications’ towards pundit and former Nigerian-British footballer, Eni Aluko. In January, the former Premier League footballer compared Aluko and fellow pundit Lucy Ward to the serial killers Fred and Rose West.  The following month, Aluko accused Barton of subjecting her …

Former footballer and coach, Joey Barton has agreed to pay Jeremy Vine £75,000 over social media posts in which he lied that the BBC presenter had a ‘sexual interest in children’,     The former Manchester City and England player, 41, was also forced to share an online apology to Vine.     BBC Radio …

Joey Barton’s opinions on women in football are of no interest to one Manchester United legend, who has even suggested that Barton is not “important”. In a rant on social media, the former Manchester City and QPR midfielder claimed that women “shouldn’t be talking with any kind of authority” on men’s …

Joey Barton has been involved in professional football for over 20 years, firstly as a player when he made his Manchester City debut in 2002 and now as a manager at Bristol Rovers. While he is expected to deliver results for the Gasmen, something he duly managed in the 2022/23 …

Joey Barton says moving into management after retiring from professional football as a player was out of necessity of staying involved within the game, with the Bristol Rovers boss claiming his competitive edge wouldn’t allow him to relax.  The 40-year-old’s first job came with Fleetwood Town in April 2018, where …

In 2021, Joey Barton faced two separate court cases – one related to the alleged assault by beating of a woman at an address in London, the other connected to the alleged assault of then-Barnsley manager Daniel Stendel, while Barton was still in charge of Fleetwood. While police charged Barton …

Pep Guardiola is arguably the greatest manager in world football, the Spaniard having transformed Manchester City into a dominant Premier League side since taking over in 2016. The Spaniard’s story with the club started far earlier, though, 11 years prior to taking over as manager, in fact. In 2005, aged …