DOUBLE UPDATE - Because he pleaded guilty yesterday, Judge Mushtaq Khokhar handed Barton a four month SUSPENDED sentence and ordered the as-of-now Newcastle midfielder to carry out an unspecified amount of community service.

Wonder if Dabo is going to go after Barton’s wallet just a bit more considering the injustice he’s probably feeling today?

UPDATE - Joey Barton has pleaded GUILTY to one count of causing bodily harm in the May 2007 incident and will be formally charged Tuesday morning after placing the plea just before the trial started.

Barton is already serving a six month sentence (which started in May 0f 2008) after pleading guilty to charges of assault and affray over an incident in McDonald’s in Liverpool back in December of 2007.

With the guilty plea placed you know Dabo will go after punitive damages, which he fully deserves.

I’ve seen plenty of fights during practice, some of which spill over into everyday life but for this to hit the courtroom is a bit surprising. It’s good to see that they’re are consequences for players and their actions.

Game time on Monday as Joey Barton is heading to court over last year’s assault of former Manchester City teammate Ousmane Dabo.

Former Man City coach Stuart Pearce and former defender Sylvain Distin are also expected to testify at the Manchester Crown Court over the training field incident that took place just over 13 months ago.

Will Barton be able to stay out of trouble this year after a so-so Newcastle campaign that already saw the northeast club threaten his wages?

Mexican National Team Star Oswaldo Sanchez was arrested Sunday morning in Chicago and charged with misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass and resisting arrest the morning after Mexico’s 4-nil drubbing of Peru at Soldier Field.

Police were called to the downtown Westin Hotel for a disturbance due to guests complaints about a loud party. Sanchez was reportedly arrested for not leaving the premises despite being told to do so multiple times by police.

You’ve really got to wonder what kind of fallout will be felt on this one. With the Mexican National Team playing friendlies and qualifiers in the United States so often and throw in multiple Mexican club participation in SuperLiga and Champions Cup, this is one outcome you’re definitely going to want to keep an eye on.

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DOUBLE UPDATE -  Paul Gascoigne has once again been sanctioned under the Mental Health Act (the first time being back in February).

Gazza was taken in after he collapsed at the St. Pancras railway station on Saturday night and will spend the next two weeks in Hemel Hempstead.

Paul Gascoigne was once again admitted into the hospital after police were called to a West London Hotel. Gazza was not arrested this time, but volunteered to go Sunday following the incident.

Back in February Gazza was detained under The Mental Health Act and was released after two weeks of treatment.

UPDATE - It looks as though things are worse than first feared.

UPDATE -  Harry Redknapp will be rolling around town with 1,000 more Euros today than he had yesterday after the High Court determined that the raid conducted on his home while he was away was “unlawful”.

Good for Harry, but it’s not like he needs the cash.  More about the principality!

If you show up at Harry Redknapp’s home at 6am with the media and rustle his wife out of bed when he’s out of the country, beware. You might just have legal proceedings started against yourself by way of the Administrative Court at the High Courts of Justice in London.

Don’t mess with ol ‘Arry, even if you think he’s taken part in the Bung Scandal or shoddy Transfer Deals.

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Newcastle midfielder Joey Barton might want to keep those up after being sentenced to a 6 month jail term after admitting guilt of Affray and Assault causing Bodily Harm.

Newcastle has issued this statement on their website - ‘Newcastle United notes the sentence passed to Joey Barton at Liverpool Crown Court today,’ the statement said.

‘The club is considering the verdict and will make no further comment at this stage.’

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See this picture above? This should be the picture that every coach in the world shows his players because if it can happen to Ronaldo, it can happen to anyone.

Andres Luis Rebeiro Albertino is the transvestite prostitute who brought Ronaldo to the forefront of sexual tolerance after going to the police about his/her “almost” tryst in Rio.

Ronaldo has finally done his first interview on GloboTV and offered his sincerest apologies for his regrettable mistake.

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While things are going great for Sir Alex, not so much for his son and Peterborough manager Darren Ferguson after being fined over the assault of his estranged wife, Nadine.

Ferguson had originally been charged with common assault after his leg connected with Nadine’s stomach, causing her to fall.  The couple had been married in 2003 and separated in 2006 with two children.

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Back in December of 2007, Johnny Evans was accused of Rape after Manchester United’s Holiday party and today he was cleared after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) declined to take action towards prosecution.

The 20 year old Defender, who is currently on loan at Roy Keane’s led Sunderland, was arrested after an a late night get together/private party in the city center, but authorities have said there insufficient evidence.

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