On this day in 2012: Joey Barton stripped of captaincy by QPR

Joey Barton was stripped of the QPR captaincy on this day in 2012. The midfielder was sent off during Manchester City’s dramatic final-day 3-2 win over QPR in May – which saw them win the title with Sergio Aguero’s last-gasp goal. He was dismissed by referee Mike Dean after elbowing Carlos Tevez and, as he […]