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Joey Barton charged over malicious communications
The former player said on X that the charges related to posts he had made concerning Eni Aluko.
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Joseph Anthony Barton is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Barton made 269 appearances in the Premier League, including 130 for Manchester City; he was most recently the manager of League One side Bristol Rovers.
The former player said on X that the charges related to posts he had made concerning Eni Aluko.