5 Sports Stars Who Got Into Hot Water Over Twitter

2. Joey Barton

Joey, Joey, Joey. Where do we start? This lad could have a whole article dedicated to him and his numerous twitter outbursts, aimed at various targets. So let€™s focus on his most recent tirade, aimed at PFA boss Gordon Taylor. Apparently Joey is upset by the way that the racism row between John Terry and Anton Ferdinand has been handled in the media, and lambasted the idea of €˜Black Players€™ Association€™. €˜My gut feeling is that it€™s an opportunistic move by some with hidden agendas to seize control for their own gains,€ said Barton. And seemingly not content with offending most of the black players in England, Joey then set his sights on Gordon Taylor himself, and how he was managing the PFA€™s stance on racism. The Marseille midfielder tweeted: €œTaylor€™s got too fat and greedy. And protects his cushy position but there are some good people within the PFA. Think? €œTaylor€™s like a fat, festering old king. Too drunk on power or wine to notice that his meal is a rotting corpse of maggots. Time to go GT!€ Paints quite a picture, doesn€™t he?
 
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