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Joey Barton to escape punishment over tweet
JOEY BARTON appears to have escaped punishment over his Twitter comments about Paris St Germain defender Thiago Silva – because of translation issues.
Barton provoked a storm when he branded Silva an “overweight ladyboy” this month.
The French Football Federation’s National Council of Ethics summoned him to a hearing which took place yesterday, but it ended with no ruling being made in the case.
“The council has not been able to judge this case,” said CNE president Laurent Davenas. “There could be problems interpreting statements made in English.”