Barton banned for six weeks by FA

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will serve a minimum six-match ban and has been fined £25,000 (€30,962) by the Football Association for his attack on former team-mate Ousmane Dabo last May.

Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will serve a minimum six-match ban and has been fined £25,000 (€30,962) by the Football Association for his attack on former team-mate Ousmane Dabo last May.

The full length of Barton's ban is 12 games but six of those are suspended until the end of the 2009-2010 season.

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