Barton says sorry to Hamann for 'offensive' tweets

Joey Barton has apologised for a series of “offensive” and “untrue” comments he made on Twitter about former Germany international Dietmar Hamann.

The row flared on Monday after Barton tweeted a response to the news his Marseille team-mate Loic Remy had chosen to join QPR ahead of Newcastle, suggesting managing director Derek Llambias might be one of the reasons the France international did move to the north-east club.