Joey Barton is controversy’s favorite child, The former Premier League player often gets trolled for his hot takes on soccer. Joey’s X account is flooded with retweets targeting his comments. However, the latest tweet made by Joey Barton has raised the eyebrows of many.
🚨 Joey Barton has decided to retire from men’s football, which he claims is a cesspool of corruption and ped*philia! 😨
(Source: @Joey7Barton) pic.twitter.com/qKHBlrKT52
— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) December 13, 2023
Joey has pledged to retire from Men’s soccer as he considers it to be a cesspool of pedophilia and corruption. In a retweet addressing TV presenter Carrie Brown, Joey made this shocking announcement. Carrie’s comments came in light of Joey Barton’s recent comments on female soccer. The former English midfielder commented on Carrie’s tweet and let his thoughts known.
He alleges that corruption fills the current soccer atmosphere. According to Joey Barton, pedophilia runs rampant through the FA’s academy, and he is disgusted about it. The culmination of these factors has made it impossible for the 41-year-old to stay in men’s soccer.
Dear Carrie,
as much as I respect your opinion and I definitely appreciate the feedback.
The feeling is mutual. It’s a cesspool of corruption over in Men’s Football. Paedophiles in @FA academy’s and everything. I want no part of it as it stands.
I’m out. Gone. Retired from… https://t.co/FkZp87Gujf
— 👑 Joey Barton 👑 (@Joey7Barton) December 11, 2023
Barton said that it is his 20 years of experience in soccer that has helped him to arrive at this decision. The former Manchester City midfielder wrote, “I’m out. Gone. Retired from the Men’s game. You only have had to have played in the last 20 years to understand that.
Joey Barton believes that he is a bad man who’s trying to do a good thing. “I’m here to help clean up Gotham City”, Joey wrote on X. Joey’s comments came at a time of a controversy involving him and BBC broadcaster Alex Costa.
Joey Barton comes under fire from Alex Scott for his sexist comments
Joey Barton recently made headlines when he made outrageous comments on women’s soccer. Barton, who was recently sacked from his position as Bristol Rover’s manager, posted this on X: “I’m bothered about the female footballers who aren’t good enough players to comment on the males players because they don’t understand the game.”
Barton specifically targeted soccer pundit, former Arsenal legend Alex Scott, who is known for being a very renowned commentator. He later emphasized his point and criticized the female pundits in a show with British journalist Piers Morgan. Speaking on the Piers Morgan uncensored show, Joey targeted Scott by saying (via Metro UK),
” She hasn’t played in it [the men’s game],” Barton told Morgan. “One is 200 years old and one is about 40 years old. It’s the same rules but football is about a lot more than rule. The games are at two different speeds.”
Absolutely this – total class @AlexScott 🙌🏽👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/P8sIkwu27E
— Chris Chohan (@ChrisChohan) December 10, 2023
Alex Scott, however, would not back down so easily. She has taken a serious jibe at the 41-year-old. The Lionesses’ icon said this on a BBC program, as she went off air on December 10, 2013:
“To all the women in football, in front of the camera or behind it, the players on the pitch, to everyone that attends games – keep being the role models that you continue to be. To all those young girls that are told ‘No you can’t’, football is a better place with us all in it. Goodbye.”
The Joey Barton-Alex Scott seems to be a story that won’t end so quickly. Fans know Joey for his no-filtered comments while Scott has a reputation for her fearlessness. It would be interesting to see how this story develops.