Joey Barton found guilty over ‘grossly offensive’ social media posts

BREAKING.

The former footballer was found guilty of six counts over posts on X between January and March 2024 directed at broadcaster Jeremy Vine and TV football pundits Lucy Ward and Eni Aluko.

This included a post in which the 43-year-old compared Aluko and Ward to the serial killer couple Fred and Rose West, and called Vine a "bike nonce."

More to follow.