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| Barton is sentenced for assault | Barton is sentenced for assault |
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| Footballer Joey Barton has been given a four month sentence suspended for two years at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court for assaulting a team-mate. | Footballer Joey Barton has been given a four month sentence suspended for two years at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court for assaulting a team-mate. |
| The midfielder, now with Newcastle United, repeatedly punched Ousmane Dabo when they were both at Manchester City. | |
| Barton admitted a charge of assault occasioning actual bodily harm - he is currently serving a six-month jail term for another attack while on bail. | |
| Newcastle United said it planned to meet with Barton to discuss his future. | Newcastle United said it planned to meet with Barton to discuss his future. |
| Discussions planned | Discussions planned |
| A statement on the club's website said: "The club now intends to hold discussions with Joey and his representatives at the earliest possible opportunity. | A statement on the club's website said: "The club now intends to hold discussions with Joey and his representatives at the earliest possible opportunity. |
| "Until such time that this meeting has taken place, there will be no further comment from the club." | "Until such time that this meeting has taken place, there will be no further comment from the club." |
| You are constantly in the public eye. Being an idol brings with it responsibilities which you have to carry with you all the time Judge Mushtaq Khokhar | You are constantly in the public eye. Being an idol brings with it responsibilities which you have to carry with you all the time Judge Mushtaq Khokhar |
| During the attack for which 25-year-old Barton was jailed he punched a man in Liverpool. | During the attack for which 25-year-old Barton was jailed he punched a man in Liverpool. |
| For this latest incident, which happened in May last year, he has also been ordered to carry out 200 hours community service and must pay £3,000 compensation to Dabo as well as footing the prosecution costs. | |
| On sentencing him, Judge Mushtaq Khokhar said: "As a professional footballer you are someone who is talented and greatly idolised by young and old alike whether you are playing at Manchester City and now at Newcastle United. | On sentencing him, Judge Mushtaq Khokhar said: "As a professional footballer you are someone who is talented and greatly idolised by young and old alike whether you are playing at Manchester City and now at Newcastle United. |
| "You are constantly in the public eye. You have a high profile, there would be instances of provocations ... being an idol brings with it responsibilities which you have to carry with you all the time. | "You are constantly in the public eye. You have a high profile, there would be instances of provocations ... being an idol brings with it responsibilities which you have to carry with you all the time. |
| "You want to be setting an example, particularly to those who idolise you, particularly youngsters who look up to you." | "You want to be setting an example, particularly to those who idolise you, particularly youngsters who look up to you." |
| The court heard that Liverpool-born Barton punched former Manchester City colleague Ousmane Dabo up to five times, leaving him unconscious and covered in blood on the ground. | The court heard that Liverpool-born Barton punched former Manchester City colleague Ousmane Dabo up to five times, leaving him unconscious and covered in blood on the ground. |
| Knocked unconscious | Knocked unconscious |
| He had claimed he acted in self-defence but changed his plea to guilty yesterday ahead of a scheduled trial in Manchester. | He had claimed he acted in self-defence but changed his plea to guilty yesterday ahead of a scheduled trial in Manchester. |
| Dabo was left unconscious and covered in blood following the assault | |
| The pair clashed after a simmering row during a training session on 1 May 2007. | The pair clashed after a simmering row during a training session on 1 May 2007. |
| Dabo, 31, pushed Barton's shoulder and was knocked unconscious. | Dabo, 31, pushed Barton's shoulder and was knocked unconscious. |
| Eyewitnesses recalled Barton getting on top of the player and repeatedly hitting him. | Eyewitnesses recalled Barton getting on top of the player and repeatedly hitting him. |
| Dabo was treated in hospital for the effects of head trauma, an inflamed eye and bruised eyelids. | Dabo was treated in hospital for the effects of head trauma, an inflamed eye and bruised eyelids. |
| He also suffered from headaches for three weeks and missed several matches. | He also suffered from headaches for three weeks and missed several matches. |
| Barton was sold by Manchester City to Newcastle United in a £5.8m deal last summer, signing a five-year contract. | Barton was sold by Manchester City to Newcastle United in a £5.8m deal last summer, signing a five-year contract. |
| 'Explosive' violence | 'Explosive' violence |
| Richard Vardon, prosecuting, described the incident at City's Carrington training ground as an "explosive combination of football and violence". | Richard Vardon, prosecuting, described the incident at City's Carrington training ground as an "explosive combination of football and violence". |
| It is the third time Barton was in court during 2008. | It is the third time Barton was 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. |
| After Barton admitted the training ground assault on Monday, police released CCTV footage of the Liverpool attack for which he was jailed. | After Barton admitted the training ground assault on Monday, police released CCTV footage of the Liverpool attack for which he was jailed. |
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| A judge has released footage of a previous assault for which Barton was jailed | A judge has released footage of a previous assault for which Barton was jailed |