Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will appear at Liverpool City Magistrates Court later today after being charged with common assault and affray.
The 25-year-old was one of three people arrested by Merseyside Police in Liverpool in the early hours of yesterday morning following an incident in Church Street, in the city centre.
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