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| Barton admits team-mate assault | Barton admits team-mate assault |
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| Premier League footballer Joey Barton has admitted assaulting a former team-mate in a training ground row. | Premier League footballer Joey Barton has admitted assaulting a former team-mate in a training ground row. |
| The Newcastle United midfielder was due to go on trial at Manchester Minshull Crown Court over the incident. | The Newcastle United midfielder was due to go on trial at Manchester Minshull Crown Court over the incident. |
| The 25-year-old changed his plea and admitted a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) shortly before the scheduled start. | The 25-year-old changed his plea and admitted a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (ABH) shortly before the scheduled start. |
| He attacked Ousmane Dabo during a training ground row on 1 May last year when both played for Manchester City. | He attacked Ousmane Dabo during a training ground row on 1 May last year when both played for Manchester City. |
| £5.8m signing | £5.8m signing |
| The trial, which had been due to start more than a year after the alleged assault, was put back until after the season had ended for the convenience of witnesses. | The trial, which had been due to start more than a year after the alleged assault, was put back until after the season had ended for the convenience of witnesses. |
| Many of the them are involved in professional football. | Many of the them are involved in professional football. |
| Liverpool-born Barton was sold by City to Newcastle in a £5.8m deal last summer, signing a five-year contract. | |
| Newcastle United said it was not commenting on Monday's hearing. | |
| Dabo, 31, is now playing for Rome side Lazio and was in court to hear Barton plead guilty. | |
| Barton will be sentenced on Tuesday morning. | |
| It is the third time Barton has been in court during 2008. | It is the third time Barton has been in court during 2008. |
| He is currently serving a six-month prison sentence, after admitting assault and affray last month over an incident in Merseyside at Christmas. |