Barton banished from Blues' Thai trip

Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has been sent home from the club’s tour of Thailand after an altercation with a 15-year-old and club captain Richard Dunne.

Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has been sent home from the club’s tour of Thailand after an altercation with a 15-year-old and club captain Richard Dunne.

Barton – an Everton fan as a youngster – was involved in a dispute with a 15-year-old Everton fan at the team’s hotel in the early hours of this morning.

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