Newcastle United Star Joey Barton Deserves Respect for Fighting ...
A glorious afternoon for Newcastle United, featuring a hat-trick from Andy Carroll, was overshadowed by Joey Barton ’s questionable goal celebration today. The mustachioed midfielder appeared to celebrate with a Nazi-style salute after scoring the first goal of his side’s 6-0 demolition of Aston Villa.
Yet it turned out to be a misunderstanding, as he later said it was a gesture implying that he would be shaving off the upper lip hair he had pledged to grow until promoted Newcastle won their first Premier League game of the season.
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