Joey Barton has reignited his spat with Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer, branding him "a liar" and "a snake" regarding their shared period at Newcastle during the 2008-09 term. The discord ...

Former Premier League footballer Joey Barton has been charged with making malicious communications. The ex-Manchester City player has been summoned to court following a police investigation.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. The former England women’s player claims that two posts made by Mr Barton in January on the social media site X, formerly Twitter, are defamatory.

Joey Barton has been accused of making defamatory social media posts (Danny Lawson/PA) However, William McCormick KC, for Mr Barton, described the claims against the ex-Bristol Rovers manager as ...