Barton charged over 'malicious communications'

Ex-footballer Joey Barton has been charged pinch making malicious communications.

The erstwhile Manchester City, Burnley and Rangers subordinate is owed to look successful tribunal later this month.

On his X account, Mr Barton, 41, said he had been charged complete tweets relating to broadcaster and aggregate convention title victor Eniola Aluko.

Cheshire Police said nan charges concerned messages sent betwixt 1 and 18 January.

In a statement, a unit spokesperson said: "A man from Widnes has been summoned to tribunal to look charges of malicious communications.

"Following an investigation by Cheshire Police, nan Crown Prosecution Service has since authorised nan charges for Joseph Barton."

The spokesperson said Mr Barton would beryllium appearing astatine Warrington Magistrates' Court connected 30 July.

Ms Aluko is simply a 37-year-old erstwhile master footballer who played for Chelsea and England, scoring 33 world goals successful 102 games earlier retiring successful 2020 and establishing a broadcasting career.

She has commentated connected matches - including men's Premier League games - for networks successful nan UK and overseas.

Mr Barton's playing afloat master profession began successful 2002 astatine Manchester City, and ended astatine Burnley successful 2017. He besides played for Newcastle United and Queens Park Rangers, and had a spell connected indebtedness astatine Marseille.

The erstwhile midfielder, primitively from Huyton, Merseyside, went connected to negociate Fleetwood Town successful 2018 earlier taking complete astatine Bristol Rovers successful 2023.

He near nan nine successful 2023.