Kung-fu kicks, 20 punches and more: Five Premier League footballers who ended up in prison

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3.) Joey Barton

Premier League hard-man Joey Barton, during his time with Newcastle United, served a total of 77 days in prison after being found guilty of common assault and affray.

Barton was caught on CCTV punching a man in the face a total of 20 TIMES in Liverpool city centre.

With the midfielder already under the microscope following a training ground fight with a teammate and criminal damage allegations made by a taxi driver, he was thrown behind bars without a second thought.

Barton wasn’t ever the kind to toe the line, and that doesn’t appear to have changed with age. The alleged incident involving ex-Barnsley boss Daniel Stendel is testament to that.

Source: The Sun

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