Joey Barton: Burnley midfielder banned for 18 months over betting

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Burnley midfielder Joey Barton has been banned from football for 18 months after admitting a Football Association charge in relation to betting.

The 34-year-old has been fined £30,000 and warned about his future conduct after being charged with breaking FA rules for placing 1,260 bets on matches between 26 March 2006 and 13 May 2016.

Barton plans to appeal against the length of the suspension.




"The decision effectively forces me into an early retirement," said Barton.

The midfielder bet on some matches in which he played but he stressed in a statement on his website that "this is not match fixing" and that at "no point in any of this is my integrity in question".

He added: "I accept that I broke the rules governing professional footballers, but I do feel the penalty is heavier than it might be for other less controversial players.

"I have fought addiction to gambling and provided the FA with a medical report about my problem - I'm disappointed it wasn't taken into proper consideration
Joey Barton: Burnley midfielder banned for 18 months over betting - BBC Sport
 
pmsl twat happy retirement
 
loved the fact he came up here expecting to rule the roost lol
failed big time
 
He was even crap at predicting results, seen some of his bets and I'd say 90% he got wrong ,betting firms will be sorry to see him go.

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my sentiments , never liked the f**ker ever since that Video came out OF him banging that lad on CCTV
 
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