Joey Barton has received a 12-week suspended prison sentence at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after being found guilty of assaulting his wife in June 2021. The 42-year-old former footballer was convicted of attacking his wife, Georgia Barton, following a night of heavy drinking with two other couples. According to court proceedings, Mrs Barton, 38, sustained a…
UEFA has hit Rangers with a suspended partial stadium closure after a small section of fans displayed a “racist and/or discriminatory banner” during their Europa League match against Fenerbahce at Ibrox. The club were also fined around £25,000 for the incident, with the Copland Stand to be closed should there be a repeat offence in…
Former footballer Joey Barton has been handed a 12-week suspended prison sentence after he was found guilty of assaulting his wife at their home in June 2021. Barton had denied the charge of assault by beating during an argument between the pair at their family home. Westminster Magistrates’ Court was told that his wife, Georgia,…
