Friday, February 25, 2011

Profile Joey Barton

Personal information :
Full name : Joseph Anthony Barton
Date of birth : 2 September 1982
Place of birth : Huyton, Merseyside, England
Height : 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position : Central Midfielder Winger
Current club : Newcastle United
Number : 7
Youth career
Everton
1997–2002 Manchester City
Senior career :
2002–2007 Manchester City
2007– Newcastle United
National team :
2003 England U21
2007 England

Club career

Early career

Barton chased his dreams of becoming a businesswoman footballer via attending Everton's youth system, but performed for Liverpool when he was 14. He underwent checks at Nottingham Forest, but was denied when it was decided he was too low towards become a footballer. Barton remarked his rejection via clubs alone made him many desperate towards succeed as a footballer and prove his detractors wrong. He made his former impression for the club's under-17s team within 1999 and performed frequently at Academy grade for three years. His former reserve team impression arrived at the end of the 2000–01 season, within his final year as a trainee. Uncertain approximately Barton's future expectations, the club scheduled towards release him,[16] but reconsidered and provided him his former businesswoman contract within the finish season. Over the next two years, he successfully made the transition from the under-19s towards frequent reserve football. He was heralded towards the first-team squad within the 2002–03 season.

Manchester City

Barton would possess made his debut for the City first-team within November 2002 against Middlesbrough, had he not forgotten his shirt as soon as deserting it onto the spares bench at half-time. He ultimately made his first-team debut for the club against Bolton Wanderers onto 5 April 2003. His former senior goal arrived two weeks afterwards within a 2-0 victory again Tottenham Hotspur onto Good Friday. He ended the 2002–03 season with a operate of seven serial starts. After impressing within his former season at City, Barton was offered a novel one-year contract at the club via executive Kevin Keegan, which he signed within April 2003. He featured within the first-team many frequently during the 2003–04 season and, consecutive a second Premiership goal, was awarded with a call-up towards the England U21 squad for their 2004 European Championship qualifiers against Macedonia and Portugal. An FA Cup match against Tottenham observed Barton obtain the former red card of his career within exotic circumstances: at half-time, with his club 3–0 down, he contested with the referee and was posted off although the match was not within progress. In the second halves, despite performing with ten men, Barton's team-mates achieved an unlikely 4–3 victory. Barton deserted the City of Manchester Stadium within anger onto 17 April, as soon as not being named within the team towards play Southampton. However he featured frequently within the 2003–04 season, which he finalised with 39 impressions and one goal. His displays impressed City's supporters, and at the end of the 2003–04 season he was honored with the club's Young Player of the Year award.

Barton sparked a ten-man brawl within a friendly match against Doncaster Rovers onto 25 July 2004 as soon as "hacking" at an dissent player. Although he signed a novel contract onto 22 September 2004, which would keep him at City until 2007, the club conceived sacking Barton within December 2004 as soon as an incident at their Christmas party. He stubbed out a lit cigar within youth musician Jamie Tandy's eye, as soon as he had caught Tandy tackling towards predetermined flame towards his shirt. Barton subsequently apologised for his affairs and was fined six weeks' income (£60,000) In the summer of 2005, Barton was posted house from a pre-season tournament within Thailand as soon as attacking a 15-year-old Everton supporter[29] whom had provoked Barton via verbally abusing him and kicking his shin. Barton had towards be suppressed from attacking the boy further via teammate Richard Dunne. Barton underwent anger management treatment at the order of City executive Stuart Pearce and remunerated £120,000 within club fines. In the autumn of 2005, Barton began a seven-day programme of behavioural management at the Sporting Chance clinic, a charity predetermined up towards assistance saddened sportsmen and women.

Barton handed within a composed shift appeal within January 2006, which the club rejected. The consecutive day, they also denied a verbal bid for Barton from Middlesbrough, with Stuart Pearce contending that a import could still be made towards keep him at the club. During the consecutive week, Barton admitted that he was "a little bit impetuous" within making such a appeal and accepted initiate deals onto a novel contract at City. He was awarded with a novel four-year import, which he signed onto 25 July, ending speculation approximately his future.
His habit appeared towards sweeten as soon as his involvement at the Sporting Chance clinic. However, onto thirty September 2006, television cameras captured Barton exposing his backside towards Everton fans, consecutive City's injury-time equaliser within a toy at Goodison Park. Barton had obtained abuse from Everton supporters around the match and the wave has since been explained as "light-hearted" and "inoffensive" via civilians embroiled within football. Merseyside Police enquired the incident, but informed within October that none further affair would be robbed, although Barton was fined £2,000 for fetching the toy into disrepute and warned approximately his future behave via The Football Association.

Following impressive form at club grade, Barton obtained his former call-up towards the full England squad onto two February 2007 for a friendly match against Spain,despite his modern criticism of certain members of the England squad for sparing autobiographies as soon as an unimpressive 2006 World Cup. He had implied such musicians had "cashed in" onto the national team's scarcity of success. Barton afterwards obtained cooperation again his rumours and Steven Gerrard, one of the musicians whom Barton had criticised, praised him for his honesty. However, Frank Lampard, whom had also freed an autobiography consecutive the tournament, publicly reported his disapproval. Barton made his international debut onto seven February 2007, replacing Lampard within the 78th minute of the 0–1 defeat towards Spain at Old Trafford He was arrested onto suspicion of attack and criminal injuries as soon as an claimed argument with a taxi driver within Liverpool whilst going towards his pub as soon as a match onto 13 March 2007. He was cleared of this price within May 2008. Barton displayed his outspokenness once again onto 22 April 2007 when he publicly criticised City's dramas during the 2006–07 season, and explained a number of of the musicians the club had signed as "substandard".Following his rumours, City's executive Stuart Pearce banned him from speaking towards the media. Barton was fined £100,000 and discontinued via City until the end of the 2006–07 season onto 1 May 2007, consecutive an incident during coaching when he assaulted his team mate Ousmane Dabo. Dabo remarked that he had been beaten numerous moments, and had towards go towards hospital as soon as distress stings towards his brain, incorporating a alleged detached retina. Dabo asked that the police press costs against Barton, and as a outcome, Barton was arrested and interviewed via Greater Manchester Police. This altercation effectively ended Barton's moment at City, although he afterwards referred a "relationship breakdown" with Stuart Pearce as the primary reason he deserted the club. Barton was bailed until August and was afterwards fined with attack, towards which he initially pleaded not guilty. He afterwards affected this towards a guilty plea and onto 1 July 2008 was sentenced towards a four month discontinued prison sentence plus 200 hours settlement service and commissioned towards remunerate £3,000 compensation. Barton was also fined with violent behave via the FA.Barton pleaded guilty and onto 1 September 2008 was banned for six toys with a further six toy ban discontinued for two years and fined £25,000.

Newcastle United

Following bids from Newcastle United and West Ham United, Barton attended Newcastle onto 14 June 2007 for a fee of £5.8 million. The contract deals had become protracted as soon as Manchester City rejected towards remunerate Barton a fee of £300,000 towards which he was reported towards be entitled whether he deserted the club without presenting a appeal for transfer. Newcastle United therefore elevated their initial bid of £5.5 million towards £5.8, within influence paying Manchester City for the £300,000 discrepancy. He remarked that his yearn towards victory prizes assisted him towards earn the decision, along with his admiration for executive Sam Allardyce. Barton made his Newcastle debut within a friendly against Hartlepool United onto 17 July 2007.Four days afterwards, he was ruled out for six towards seven weeks as soon as fracturing the fifth metatarsal bone within his deserted foot during a friendly match with Carlisle United. He was ruled out for a further month within October 2007. He ultimately made his Premier League debut for Newcastle onto 22 October 2007, arriving onto as a second halves spare within a 3–1 victory again Tottenham. During his former Tyne-Wear derby for Newcastle against Sunderland, Barton appeared towards elevate his foot dangerously within a exam with Sunderland's Dickson Etuhu, leading towards the News of the World operating with the headline "Ban Him". However the FA were unable towards price Barton for the incident because match official Martin Atkinson had sighted the act occur within the match, and had robbed none action. FIFA regulations dictate that a retrospective price for violent behave can be made alone whether the match official did not notice the incident. Barton afterwards apologised for the tackle. Early within December, he branded for Newcastle fans towards grant the team many moment as soon as their abuse of executive Sam Allardyce, phoning them "vicious". He afterwards performed this down, remarking his rumours had been misrepresented. On 27 December 2007, Barton was arrested onto suspicion of attack within the Church Street frontier of Liverpool city centre consecutive an incident which took site at 5:30 am. He was remanded within custody onto 28 December since the offence was devoted whilst he was onto bail for two prior offences; the presiding magistrate signed "I also possess towards consult the safety of the social – you lashed out indiscriminately". CCTV indicated Barton striking a man twenty moments, inflicting him towards lose consciousness, and attacking a son, contravening a number of of his teeth. On twenty May 2008, he was sentenced towards six months within jail as soon as pleading guilty for his portion within the December 2007 assault. Barton's cousin, Nadine Wilson and his brother Andrew Barton also pleaded guilty towards their portion within the assaults and obtained discontinued sentences. Barton admitted towards being an alcoholic and alleged he needed towards accomplish "total abstinence" within order towards sweeten his behaviour. He served 77 days of his prison term, being freed onto 28 July 2008.
Barton's following conviction for the originally attack onto Ousmane Dabo at Manchester City was dealt whilst serving this sentence.He replaced towards performing affair onto thirty August 2008, six days ahead of his FA hearing, as a second halves spare during Newcastle's 3–0 defeat towards Arsenal. He arrived onto towards a sing of boos from the Arsenal supporters.Shortly into this replace toy, Barton was embroiled within an incident with Samir Nasri, installation a powerful undertake, for which the referee did not grant a foul. The undertake, although steely, was legal. Minutes afterwards, Nasri consciously shorn Barton whilst tailing back, for which he was booked. At the end of the toy, then-Newcastle executive, Kevin Keegan, was embroiled within an altercation with Nasri and Arsenal captain William Gallas, within respects towards the incident.

It was a brief stint back within the performing squad, with Barton banned for six toys, with a further discontinued six-game ban, for his attack onto Dabo. After serving his ban, he performed 75 minutes within a reserve toy and remarked he needed towards renew his photo towards become a role theory, ahead of he replaced towards affair within the Tyne-Wear derby onto 25 October. He was booed via Sunderland fans and had arrows thrown at him as he warmed up, as Newcastle forgotten 2–1. Without him, Newcastle had not registered a league victory since the second toy of the season, but Barton scored a disadvantage within his second toy back towards lift the club out of the relegation zone. The discontinued six-game ban was nearly carried into affair when Barton appeared towards flick Aston Villa striker Gabriel Agbonlahor within the club's next toy, but the FA decided not towards punish Barton. However, further claims that Barton had made a racist word towards Agbonlahor were inflict adequate for the FA towards reconsider this decision. The words remain unfounded and 'professional lip-readers' alleged he remarked nothing racist. In Newcastle's 2–2 draw with Wigan onto 15 November 2008, Barton was stung as soon as a undertake from Lee Cattermole. It was afterwards proved that Barton would be out for two months with a medial ligament injury. Returning towards the former team at the end of January, he performed alone twice ahead of again contravening his metatarsal, during a 2–1 defeat towards his old club Manchester City.

In his former impression within again three months onto three May 2009, Barton was posted off late within a 3–0 loss towards Liverpool at Anfield for a slipping exam onto Xabi Alonso. The red card ruled Barton out of Newcastle's remaining three toys of the season, with the club within threat of relegation from the Premier League. Newcastle executive Alan Shearer elevated doubts approximately Barton's future at the club, remarking "I think it would be inaccurate towards confer his future already, but I'm not very happy." On 5 May, Newcastle United informed the suspension of Barton indefinitely, and Barton was told towards stay away from the club. As a outcome, Barton's future at Newcastle United was put within doubt. The club suspension was broadly reportedly towards possess resulted not directly from the red card, but from a dressing room confrontation with Shearer and secretary executive Iain Dowie consecutive the game. Shearer remarked he made a mistake putting Barton back into the team, and that his undertake was "a coward's tackle", towards which Barton answered that he was "the greatest musician at the club", and Shearer had towards play him. Shearer remarked that Barton wasn't, that he was "shit". Barton answered that Shearer was "a shit executive with shit tactics". When Dowie intervened, Barton branded him "a prick".Barton was reportedly shift numbered, with former executive Sam Allardyce reported towards possess been interested within taking Barton towards Blackburn Rovers. Barton's counsellor has remarked that Barton "would relish towards profession with Alan Shearer again" and "feels very much that he owes the club and the fans."
Barton waited onto with Newcastle United as soon as they were relegated towards the Championship, performing six out of Newcastle's gate eight league toys, but suffered an sting towards his foot within a 3–1 victory against Plymouth Argyle onto 19 September.He replaced within April for Newcastle, performing everybody nine of Newcastle's remaining league fixtures and scoring his alone goal of the campaign from a free kick within a victory again Peterborough.Due towards the form of Danny Guthrie and Kevin Nolan, Barton had towards play deserted wing when he returned.

He activated his novel club season 2010–2011 as a former team frequent, performing against Manchester United onto the gate day. On Barton's and Newcastle's second toy, he scored against Aston Villa within a 6–0 victory for Newcastle. Immediately, as soon as the toy Barton swept a moustache which he had pledged towards not shave until Newcastle United had won a toy within the novel season. On ten November, within a 2–1 defeat towards Blackburn, Barton again played violently, striking Morten Gamst Pedersen within the chest. He was not punished during the toy as the officials did not see the incident, but as soon as checking the evidence, the FA again fined Barton with violent conduct. Barton apologised, agreed the price, and was banned for three matches.[106] Barton courted controversy once again during Newcastle's 3–1 victory again Liverpool onto 11 December 2010, when he appeared towards organise homophobic words and a lewd wave at Fernando Torres. Barton scored two disadvantages against Arsenal onto 5 February 2011 as Newcastle arrived from a 4-0 deficit towards draw 4-4. He was embroiled within an altercation with Abou Diaby which ruled towards a straight red card for Diaby. Diaby took offence towards Barton's powerful exam, and so he grabbed Barton via the neck and thrusted him towards the ground.

International career

Barton portrayed the England U21 and was portion of the squad for their 2004 European Under-21 Championship qualifiers against Macedonia and Portugal, scoring once against Portugal. Following impressive form at club grade, Barton obtained his former call-up towards the full England squad onto two February 2007 for a friendly match against Spain, despite his modern criticism of certain members of the England squad for sparing autobiographies as soon as an unimpressive 2006 World Cup. He had implied such musicians had "cashed in" onto the national team's scarcity of success. Barton afterwards obtained cooperation again his rumours and Steven Gerrard, one of the musicians whom Barton had criticised, praised him for his honesty. However, Frank Lampard, whom had also freed an autobiography consecutive the tournament, publicly reported his disapproval . Barton made his international debut onto seven February 2007, replacing Lampard within the 78th minute of the 0–1 defeat towards Spain at Old Trafford.

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