Joey Barton has claimed women in football have used their sexuality as an ‘advantage’ and ‘violated marriages’ in his latest sexist rant.
The ex-Manchester City player hit out at those seemingly criticising him for his recent campaign against female pundits and players as he claimed to have ‘plenty to fight…back with’.
The 41-year-old said he did not blame female footballers for ‘using your sexuality to get an advantage’ but warned critics not to ‘come for me’ as he knew ‘where all your skeletons are buried’ and the ‘marriages you have violated’.
He then invited them to sue him for his comments before saying he did not ‘want a war’ but that ‘doesn’t mean, I will walk away if you start one’.
It comes after a series of misogynistic posts from Barton targeting respected broadcasters and former players, with Barton initially suggesting that ‘women shouldn’t be talking with any kind of authority in the men’s game.’
Joey Barton has claimed women in football have used their sexuality as an ‘advantage’ and ‘violated marriages’ in his latest sexist rant
The ex-Manchester City player hit out at those seemingly criticising him for his recent sexist campaign against female pundits and players as he claimed to have ‘plenty to fight…back with’
Barton posted his latest sexist rant on X, formerly Twitter, this morning
Barton posted on X, formerly Twitter, this morning saying: ‘It’s Sunday today. I was going to have a day of rest.
‘Some people seem to forget, I’ve been in this industry (football) over 20 years. The players all talk. They’re like women in that regard. They tell each other everything. They brag about their conquests.
‘I know all those virtue signalling, ‘We’ve worked really hard for years to get to this position’ females are upset. Your knickers are in a twist. Unfortunately, I know where all your skeletons are buried. That’s your fault. You compromised yourself messing with the talent. I don’t want to have to exhume some bodies.
‘I also, don’t blame you using your sexuality to get an advantage. It’s a big tool and everyone should use all there tools wisely in the game of life. We all know whose marriages you have violated.
‘What info you got from the pillow talk to get ahead and who is in a desperate situation behind the scenes because of the #Metoo movement and the fear it’s put to certain organisations.
‘Rightfully so, as well. Dirty pervs. We all know some of you have multiple players on the same team on your body counts. I don’t judge you solely on that. But come on now, don’t expect me to take you seriously. Please. Don’t take me for a fool. Lawyer up. Sue me. Get me cancelled. Pressure my employer’s, my sponsors.
It comes after a series of misogynistic posts from Barton targeting respected broadcasters and former players
Barton initially suggested that ‘women shouldn’t be talking with any kind of authority in the men’s game’
‘Do what and as you please. I’ve got plenty to fight you back with. I’ve deeper pockets than most. Just remember, people who throw stones, shouldn’t live in glass houses. I hope you’re whiter than white if you come for me.
‘That includes some of the black community currently libelling themselves on my timeline. Don’t worry, I see you. I have the screenshots. Carry on your nonsense, I’ll delightfully part you from your money.
‘I don’t want a war. I never have. That also doesn’t mean, I will walk away if you start one. I never taken a backward step in my life. Enjoy the rest of your Sunday. May your God’s shine favourably on you.’
Barton has launched repeated tirades against female football broadcasters and players in recent weeks He called it ‘dangerous’ for women to work at men’s clubs due to them ‘having full-blown affairs and costing people marriages’.
He recently threatened Gary Neville and ordered him to ‘keep your head down or you will get emptied’ after the broadcaster criticised him for comparing female pundits to serial killers.
The 41-year-old sparked fury on Friday morning when he compared Eni Aluko and Lucy Ward to serial killers Fred and Rose West after they covered Crystal Palace’s FA Cup draw with Everton.
ITV condemned his attack as ‘shameful’ and Neville tweeted his support for their post, adding that Barton had gone ‘too far’.
Barton subsequently hit back at Neville, writing on X: ‘Gary, please keep your head down or you will get emptied as well’.
Barton has launched repeated tirades against female football broadcasters and players in recent weeks
Then on Boxing Day last month, Barton took aim at Amazon Prime Video Sport for including former Liverpool goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis as a pundit for the Reds’ 2-0 win over Burnley, saying her inclusion was ‘nonsense’ and ‘tokenism’.
After Mary Earps won Sports Personality of the Year, he gloated that he would score ‘100 out of 100 penalties’ against the Women’s World Cup Golden Glove holder.
Despite initially congratulating Earps – who won the Golden Glove on her way to the Women’s World Cup final with the Lionesses in the summer – he went on to claim she had ‘not won a sausage’ and called her a ‘big sack of spuds’ in a bitter broadside.
He insisted horse racing legend Frankie Dettori or snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan should had won the award instead.
The one-time England international’s vitriolic posts have attracted widespread condemnation.
He demanded that Lionesses hero Alex Scott ‘shouldn’t commentate on the men’s game’ in one post.
His tirade included saying female football pundits commenting on the men’s game was the same as him ‘talking about knitting or netball’ – as he marked those who disagreed with him as ‘fart parcels’ and ‘eunuchs’.
At the end of presenting BBC Sport’s live coverage of Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Chelsea in the Women’s Super League, Scott hit back with an inspirational message.
‘To all the women in football, in front of the camera, behind it, to the players on the pitch, to everyone that attends games, keep being the role models that you continue to be,’ Scott said.
‘To all those young girls that are told ‘no you can’t’, football is a better place with us all in it.’
