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| Barton to be sentenced for attack | Barton to be sentenced for attack |
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| Premier League footballer Joey Barton is to be sentenced later for attacking a team-mate on the training ground. | Premier League footballer Joey Barton is to be sentenced later for attacking a team-mate on the training ground. |
| The 25-year-old midfielder, now with Newcastle United, repeatedly punched Ousmane Dabo who was on the floor. | |
| At Manchester Minshull Crown Court Barton admitted a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm when both were Manchester City players. | |
| He is currently serving a six-month jail term for an attack while on bail in which he punched a man in Liverpool. | He is currently serving a six-month jail term for an attack while on bail in which he punched a man in Liverpool. |
| Barton, born in Liverpool, was sold by Manchester City to Newcastle United in a £5.8m deal last summer, signing a five-year contract. | Barton, born in Liverpool, was sold by Manchester City to Newcastle United in a £5.8m deal last summer, signing a five-year contract. |
| His club has said it will not be commenting on the case. | His club has said it will not be commenting on the case. |
| 'Explosive' violence | 'Explosive' violence |
| Barton admitted the May 2007 assault on Dabo when he appeared in court on Monday. | |
| Richard Vardon, prosecuting, described the incident at City's Carrington training ground as an "explosive combination of football and violence". | |
| The two players apparently rowed on the training pitch and Dabo, 31, pushed Barton away as he swore at him. | The two players apparently rowed on the training pitch and Dabo, 31, pushed Barton away as he swore at him. |
| Barton retaliated punching him in the head and causing Dabo to lose consciousness. | Barton retaliated punching him in the head and causing Dabo to lose consciousness. |
| Witnesses were due to give evidence saying they saw Barton continue to punch his team-mate as he lay dazed on the ground. | Witnesses were due to give evidence saying they saw Barton continue to punch his team-mate as he lay dazed on the ground. |
| It is the third time Barton has been in court during 2008. | It is the third time Barton has been in court during 2008. |
| In May he was jailed for the Liverpool attack which was caught on CCTV. | In May he was jailed for the Liverpool attack which was caught on CCTV. |
| Later that month he was cleared of vandalising a taxi on a night out in Merseyside. | Later that month he was cleared of vandalising a taxi on a night out in Merseyside. |