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Last Updated: Tuesday, 12 February 2008, 14:52 GMT
Newcastle's Barton escapes FA ban
Joey Barton
Barton joined Newcastle for £5.8m last July
Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton will not have any action taken against him following an incident involving Aston Villa's Shaun Maloney on Saturday.

It was alleged that Barton threw a punch at the Scottish forward during his side's 4-1 defeat at Villa Park.

But after studying video evidence, the Football Association has cleared the 25-year-old of any wrongdoing.

Barton only recently returned to action having spent a week in prison after being charged with assault and affray.



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