When Joey Barton speaks it’s not for nothing. Accustomed to provocative and explosive statements, the Englishman never keeps his tongue in his pocket. Spent by Olympique de Marseille between 2012 and 2013, the 41-year-old former midfielder, now retired and already in turmoil for having made sexist and misogynistic remarks towards female football consultants last week, was the author of a new slip-up on his X account (formerly Twitter). The ex-Bristol coach announced in a message that he was leaving the world of football for good.
“The feeling is mutual. It is a veritable cesspool of corruption in men’s football. Pedophilia in the English Federation, I don’t want to be part of it as it is. I’m out. It’s finish. Retired from men’s soccer. You only need to have played for the last 20 years to understand this. Look, I don’t expect you to do it. It’s not because of the big breasts, dyed blonde hair and makeup. No… I’m just a really bad man trying to do a good thing,” Barton said in response to beIN Sports consultant Carrie Brown’s post advising him to “never hold a position near football again.” . The message has clearly gotten through…
