Football: Man City back Barton
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Manchester City insist Joey Barton "made no offensive gesture" after the defeat at Portsmouth.
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Man City crash out of the Carling Cup after losing to League One side Chesterfield.
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Manchester City go fourth after beating Newcastle for their first away Premier League win since the opening day of the season.
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Controversial Newcastle and England midfielder Joey Barton has reportedly been arrested in connection with an allegation of assault in Liverpool.
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Manchester City's players have rallied behind under-pressure manager Kevin Keegan ahead of what is being billed as a make-or-break trip to Premiership strugglers Crystal Palace.
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Bolton blanks Liverpool: Liverpool lost for the first time in the English Premier League this season, beaten 1-0 at Bolton yesterday on a 38th-minute goal by Kevin Davies.
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Steven Gerrard has told Joey Barton he will be welcomed into the England squad for Wednesday's Old Trafford friendly against Spain - despite his recent criticisms of the Liverpool midfielder and Chelsea star Frank Lampard.
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Man City accept Fenerbahce's offer of around Â£7m for Nicolas Anelka.
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Joey Barton, the Manchester City midfielder who has as much bite with his tongue as he does in the tackle, has won a first international call-up in England's squad to face Spain in a friendly at Old Trafford next week.
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Roque Santa Cruz scores twice as Blackburn draw at Man City to ruin the hosts' 100% home record in the Premier League.
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Team news ahead of Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final tie.
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West Ham winger Freddie Ljungberg plans to make up for lost time against Manchester City in Wednesday's FA Cup third round replay after finally solving his injury problems.
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Under-fire Newcastle manager Sam Allardyce on Monday blasted controversial midfielder Joey Barton for letting him down.
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Manchester City midfielder Joey Barton has apologized to team boss Kevin Keegan after attacking teammate Jamie Tandy with a lighted cigar at the club&#39;s Christmas party.
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London - Birmingham City defeated Aston Villa 2-1 on Sunday to claim the second city derby, taking the match on first-half goals from Clinton Morrison and David Dunn.
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Big guns Liverpool and Manchester United reached the League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday with 2-0 wins over holders Middlesbrough and an under-strength Crystal Palace
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Sport: Sven Goran Eriksson's return to English football with Manchester City looks set to be rubber stamped.