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===Disciplinary problems===
===Disciplinary problems===
Manchester City considered sacking Barton after an incident at a Christmas party where he poked a cigar in junior player [[Jamie Tandy]]'s eye. Barton subsequently apologised for his actions and was fined a record six weeks' wages.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4124241.stm |date=[[2004-12-24]] |accessdate=2007-07-08 |title=Barton apologises to boss Keegan|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> The following summer Barton was sent home from a pre-season tournament in [[Thailand]] after assaulting a 15-year-old<ref name="Profile:Joey Barton">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article550765.ece |date=[[2005-08-02]] |accessdate=2007-07-09 |title=Profile:Joey Barton|first=Jenny|last=Booth|publisher=''Times Online''}}</ref> boy who supported [[Everton F.C.|Everton]].<ref>Rob Hughes, [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/07/sports/SOCCER.php "Enigmas of 2 tarnished stars"], ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', 7 February 2006, accessed 17 September 2006</ref> Barton had to be restrained by teammate [[Richard Dunne]]<ref name="Barton completes move to Magpies" />. These incidents resulted in Barton undergoing anger management therapy at the request of Manchester City manager [[Stuart Pearce]] and paying out £120,000 in club fines.<ref>Unknown, [http://www.footballersareidiots.co.uk/2006/10/01/fans-saw-the-whole-of-the-moon/ "Fans Saw the Whole of the Moon"], ''Footballers are Idiots website'', 1 October 2006, accessed 1 October 2006</ref>
Manchester City considered sacking Barton after an incident at a Christmas party where he poked a cigar in junior player [[Jamie Tandy]]'s eye. Barton subsequently apologised for his actions and was fined a record six weeks' wages.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/4124241.stm |date=[[2004-12-24]] |accessdate=2007-07-08 |title=Barton apologises to boss Keegan|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> The following summer Barton was sent home from a pre-season tournament in [[Thailand]] after assaulting a 15-year-old<ref name="Profile:Joey Barton">{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article550765.ece |date=[[2005-08-02]] |accessdate=2007-07-09 |title=Profile:Joey Barton|first=Jenny|last=Booth|publisher=''Times Online''}}</ref> boy who supported [[Everton F.C.|Everton]]<ref>Rob Hughes, [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/07/sports/SOCCER.php "Enigmas of 2 tarnished stars"], ''[[International Herald Tribune]]'', 7 February 2006, accessed 17 September 2006</ref> and had provoked Barton by verbally abusing him and kicking him in his shin.<ref name="Profile:Joey Barton" /> Barton had to be restrained by attacking the boy further by teammate [[Richard Dunne]]<ref name="Barton completes move to Magpies" />. These incidents resulted in Barton undergoing anger management therapy at the request of Manchester City manager [[Stuart Pearce]] and paying out £120,000 in club fines.<ref>Unknown, [http://www.footballersareidiots.co.uk/2006/10/01/fans-saw-the-whole-of-the-moon/ "Fans Saw the Whole of the Moon"], ''Footballers are Idiots website'', 1 October 2006, accessed 1 October 2006</ref>


On [[30 September]] [[2006]], he was captured by television cameras<ref>Video Clip, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdv1lErDZE Barton - Exposing his arse], 30 September 2006, accessed 30 September 2006</ref> exposing his rear end to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] fans following Manchester City's injury-time equaliser in a game at [[Goodison Park]].<ref> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5395778.stm "Police to probe Barton incident"], ''[[BBC Sport]]'', 30 September 2006, accessed 30 September 2006</ref> On [[October 10]], Merseyside Police looked into it but took no further action, but Barton was fined £2,000 and warned about his future conduct by the FA, escaping a ban.
On [[30 September]] [[2006]], he was captured by television cameras<ref>Video Clip, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSdv1lErDZE Barton - Exposing his arse], 30 September 2006, accessed 30 September 2006</ref> exposing his rear end to [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] fans following Manchester City's injury-time equaliser in a game at [[Goodison Park]].<ref> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/5395778.stm "Police to probe Barton incident"], ''[[BBC Sport]]'', 30 September 2006, accessed 30 September 2006</ref> On [[October 10]], Merseyside Police looked into it but took no further action, but Barton was fined £2,000 and warned about his future conduct by the FA, escaping a ban.

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Joey Barton
Personal information
Full name Joseph Barton
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number TBA
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:36, 7 February 2007 (UTC)

Joseph "Joey" Barton (born 2 September 1982 in Liverpool, England) is a controversial English footballer from Huyton who currently plays in midfield for Newcastle United.

Club career

Early career

He made his first team debut for Manchester City against Bolton Wanderers on 5 April, 2003.[1] His first senior goal came in a 2-0 win over Spurs at White Hart Lane on Good Friday, and he ended his first season with a run of seven consecutive starts.

Barton began the 2003-04 season as a first team regular. Following his second Premiership goal (against Blackburn Rovers), he was rewarded with a call up to the England U21 squad for their Euro qualifiers against Macedonia and Portugal.

In September 2004 Barton signed a new contract that kept him at Manchester City until 2007. However, on 30 January 2006, Barton handed in a written transfer request. The next day, Manchester City rejected a verbal offer for Barton from Middlesbrough (reported figures ranging from £3 million and £4.5 million), with Stuart Pearce asserting that a deal could still be done to keep him at the club. During the following week, Barton admitted that making such a request was hasty and wrong and apologised to the club. Though there were rumours that Barton would join Middlesbrough in the summer of 2006 due to the breakdown of contract talks, on 25 July he signed a new four-year deal ending speculation about his future.[2]

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Barton taking a set piece in 2007.

On 16 January 2007, football agent Willie McKay stated that if any team offered at least £5.5 million for Barton, then Manchester City must allow Barton to talk to that club, and Everton manager David Moyes then asked City about Barton's availability. However, the next day Barton stated "People are trying to unsettle me but I'm happy to stay here", and Pearce added "I'm not sure if Willie McKay is his agent".[3]

Barton joined Newcastle United on 14 June 2007 in a deal worth £5.8 million.[4] He stated that he expects the club will break into the top four soon, where they were once. He said that the club has the foundations with a new manager and investment from a billionaire aswell as the fact the club has many good players, with the likes of Michael Owen, Damien Duff and Shay Given He has also handed out trophys for Rossington boys.

Disciplinary problems

Manchester City considered sacking Barton after an incident at a Christmas party where he poked a cigar in junior player Jamie Tandy's eye. Barton subsequently apologised for his actions and was fined a record six weeks' wages.[5] The following summer Barton was sent home from a pre-season tournament in Thailand after assaulting a 15-year-old[6] boy who supported Everton[7] and had provoked Barton by verbally abusing him and kicking him in his shin.[6] Barton had to be restrained by attacking the boy further by teammate Richard Dunne[4]. These incidents resulted in Barton undergoing anger management therapy at the request of Manchester City manager Stuart Pearce and paying out £120,000 in club fines.[8]

On 30 September 2006, he was captured by television cameras[9] exposing his rear end to Everton fans following Manchester City's injury-time equaliser in a game at Goodison Park.[10] On October 10, Merseyside Police looked into it but took no further action, but Barton was fined £2,000 and warned about his future conduct by the FA, escaping a ban.

On 13 March 2007, Barton was arrested on suspicion of criminal assault and criminal damage after an alleged argument with a taxi driver in Liverpool, while going to his hotel after a match.[11]

On 1 May 2007, Barton was suspended by Manchester City until the end of the 2006/07 season, after a training ground incident during which he assaulted his team mate Ousmane Dabo. Dabo stated that he had been hit several times, and had to go to hospital after suffering injuries to his head during the incident, including a suspected detached retina.[12] Dabo requested that the police press charges against Barton,[13] and as a result, on 16 May 2007, Barton was arrested and questioned by Greater Manchester Police. Barton has since been bailed until July.[14]

International career

On 2 February 2007, following his recent impressive form, Barton received his first call-up to the full England squad for the friendly match against Spain, despite his recent criticism of some of the England squad turning out autobiographies after an unimpressive 2006 World Cup, summarising it as "I played like shit. Here's my book".[15]

He made his international debut on 7 February 2007 replacing Frank Lampard in the 78th minute of the 1-0 defeat to Spain at Old Trafford.

Personal life

Joey's half brother, Michael Barton, was sentenced to seventeen years imprisonment for his involvement in the racially motivated murder of Anthony Walker, in 2005.[16]

References

  1. ^ Chris Bailey, "Barton lifts City's gloom", Manchester Evening News, 7 April 2003, accessed 18 October 2005
  2. ^ Unknown, "Barton signs new deal", Manchester City official website, 25 July 2006, accessed 25 July 2006
  3. ^ Andy Hunter, "Barton insists he is staying put but Everton lie in wait" Independent, 17 January 2007, accessed 13 February 2007
  4. ^ a b Hunter, Andy. "Barton completes move to Magpies". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2007-07-10.
  5. ^ "Barton apologises to boss Keegan". BBC Sport. 2004-12-24. Retrieved 2007-07-08. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ a b Booth, Jenny (2005-08-02). "Profile:Joey Barton". Times Online. Retrieved 2007-07-09. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ Rob Hughes, "Enigmas of 2 tarnished stars", International Herald Tribune, 7 February 2006, accessed 17 September 2006
  8. ^ Unknown, "Fans Saw the Whole of the Moon", Footballers are Idiots website, 1 October 2006, accessed 1 October 2006
  9. ^ Video Clip, Barton - Exposing his arse, 30 September 2006, accessed 30 September 2006
  10. ^ "Police to probe Barton incident", BBC Sport, 30 September 2006, accessed 30 September 2006
  11. ^ "City star arrested over assault", BBC News, accessed 13 March 2007
  12. ^ Alec Hayes, "Barton branded a 'coward' by Dabo", The Telegraph, 3 May 2007
  13. ^ "Police get Barton 'attack' report", BBC News, accessed 5 May 2007
  14. ^ "Barton arrested over assault", BBC News
  15. ^ Daniel Taylor, "Gerrard plays peacemaker over Barton", The Guardian, 6 February 2007, accessed 13 February 2007
  16. ^ "Cousins jailed for racist axe murder". Guardian Unlimited. 2005-12-01. Retrieved 2007-06-05. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

External links

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