Tag: Joey Barton
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Barton and Benayoun in new feud over Middle East
Former England international Joey Barton has become embroiled in a fresh feud with his ex-Queens Park Rangers team-mate Yossi Benayoun over the Middle East crisis. The Maccabi Haifa playmaker and the outspoken midfielder patched up their differences last month after a war of words on Twitter, but today Benayoun once again took exception to Barton’s…
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Barton contacts Benayoun to end Middle East feud
Former England international Joey Barton claims he has ended his public feud with ex-Queens Park Rangers team-mate Yossi Benayoun following a row about the Middle East crisis. The Maccabi Haifa playmaker took exception to Barton’s comments on Twitter regarding Israel’s hostilities with Hamas, an Islamist militant group running the Gaza Strip. Benayoun captained his new…
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Benayoun and Barton in row over Middle East crisis
Outspoken Queens Park Rangers midfielder Joey Barton has become embroiled in a row with former team-mate Yossi Benayoun over the Middle East crisit. The Maccabi Haifa playmaker took exception to the ex-England international’s comments on Twitter regarding Israel’s hostilities with Hamas, an Islamist militant group running the Gaza Strip. Benayoun captain his new side in…
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Liverpool ‘should have fought to keep Suarez’
Liverpool should have tried harder to retain the services of talisman Luis Suarez, according to ex-England midfielder Joey Barton. The controversial striker will join Barcelona in the coming days after the Reds agreed to sell him to the Catalan giants. Queens Park Rangers man Barton is looking forward to seeing the 27-year-old link up with…
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Khedira ‘would be outstanding for Arsenal’
Former England international Joey Barton believes Arsenal fans should celebrate if the Gunners land Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira. The north London outfit could move for the Germany international and pair him with compatriot Mesut Ozil at the Emirates Stadium during the summer transfer window. He has less than 12 months remaining on his contract…
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Krul ‘would have won shoot-out for Holland’
Former England internationals Michael Owen and Joey Barton think Holland would have beaten Argentina in last night’s World Cup semi-final penalty shoot-out if Newcastle United goalkeeper Tim Krul was on the pitch. Magpies shot-stopper Krul was the star of the show in the last-eight triumph over Costa Rica, when he came on for Jasper Cillessen…
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Ex-England man: Show pony Neymar will see Brazil crash out
Former England international Joey Barton has described the current generation of Brazil footballers as “poor” and tipped them to be trounced by Germany in tonight’s World Cup semi-final. The host nation go up against their old rivals without talisman Neymar, who misses the rest of the tournament through the back injury he sustained in the…
