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| Joey Barton released from prison | |
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| Footballer Joey Barton has been released from jail after serving two months of a six-month sentence for attacking a man. | Footballer Joey Barton has been released from jail after serving two months of a six-month sentence for attacking a man. |
| The 25-year-old Newcastle midfielder was captured on CCTV in Liverpool on 27 December punching a man. | The 25-year-old Newcastle midfielder was captured on CCTV in Liverpool on 27 December punching a man. |
| He admitted assault and affray in April for the attack, which was branded a "violent and cowardly act" by a judge. | |
| Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan said on Sunday that the footballer still had a future with the club. | Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan said on Sunday that the footballer still had a future with the club. |
| Barton, wearing jeans and a jumper and carrying a holdall, left Strangeways prison in Manchester at 1100 BST after serving 74 days for the attack. He was driven off in a silver Land Rover. | |
| The £40,000-a-week footballer, who is originally from Huyton in Merseyside, began his football career with Manchester City in 2002. | |
| He was then sold to Newcastle United in June 2007 in a £5.8m deal, four months after he had made his full international debut for England. |