Barton to serve remaining nine-game ban in France
Olympique Marseille midfielder Joey Barton will serve the remaining nine games of his 12-match ban in France after joining the club on a one-year loan from Queens Park Rangers, the French league said on Thursday.
Olympique Marseille midfielder Joey Barton was handed a two-game suspended ban for calling Paris St Germain's Brazilian defender Thiago Silva an ``overweight ladyboy'' on Twitter, the Ligue 1 club said on Monday.