The former manager, 41, is accused of sending malicious communications to football pundit Eni Aluko

Barton tweeted after Aluko and Lucy Ward were pundits for ITV for an FA Cup match between Crystal Palace and Everton on January 4, allegedly comparing them to serial killers Fred and Rose West

He denied a charge of assault by beating after he was arrested by police at his home, with Mrs Barton said to have been left with a golf ball-sized bruise on her forehead and a bleeding nose

Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton has been contacted by police over comments posted on social media. Cheshire Constabulary confirmed they had received “reports of offences under the Communications Act”.

Barton, dressed in black, fled court after he was discharged before later leaving with his wife, who was wearing a pink trouser suit

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton’s trial for allegedly assaulting his wife during a drunken row has been delayed after she wrote a letter to prosecutors in a bid to “exculpate” her husband, a court has heard.

A football coach has told a court hearing the trial of Joey Barton how he found his boss lying shocked and bloodied in the tunnel of a stadium after a League One match.

A football manager has told a jury how the only person he saw after he was shoved into a metal post in the tunnel after a League One match, injuring his face, was rival coach Joey Barton.

The charge against Barton, 38, of Widnes, Cheshire, relates to an incident at a residential property in Kew, south-west London, on June 2 in which his wife Georgia suffered a head injury.

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton is set to face court on a charge of assault by beating after a woman suffered a head injury. The former Premier League footballer is due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court in south-west London on Monday.

Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton has been charged with assault by beating after a woman suffered a head injury. The former Premier League footballer is due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court in south-west London on Monday.