I felt a shove & fell... only person I saw was Barton
Daily Mirror|November 30, 2021
Rival manager on ‘assault’
LUCY THORNTON and DAVE HIGGENS
I felt a shove & fell... only person I saw was Barton

JOEY Barton pushed a rival football manager into a metal post after becoming aggressive during a match, a court heard.

The ex-England player, who was in charge of Fleetwood Town at the time, is accused of attacking Barnsley boss Daniel Stendel at the South Yorkshire side's Oakwell ground.

The attack happened in the tunnel after a May 2019 League One match Barnsley won 4-2, Sheffield crown court heard.

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