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| Premier League footballer Joey Barton has been jailed for assault and affray. | Premier League footballer Joey Barton has been jailed for assault and affray. |
| Barton, 25, was arrested in Liverpool on 27 December 2007 after he was involved in a confrontation outside a McDonald's restaurant in the city. | Barton, 25, was arrested in Liverpool on 27 December 2007 after he was involved in a confrontation outside a McDonald's restaurant in the city. |
| The Newcastle and England midfielder, from Widnes, admitted the charges last month but reporting restrictions were only lifted on Tuesday. | |
| Sentencing him to six months in jail, Judge Henry Globe QC said it was a "violent and cowardly act". | |
| His club said in a statement: "Newcastle United notes the sentence passed to Joey Barton at Liverpool Crown Court today. | |
| "The club is considering the verdict and will be making no further comment at this moment." | "The club is considering the verdict and will be making no further comment at this moment." |
| Barton, originally from Huyton, Merseyside, began his football career with Manchester City in 2002. | |
| He was sold by them to Newcastle United in June 2007 in a £5.8m deal, four months after he had made his full international debut for England. |