LONDON. — Joey Barton on Thursday night branded England “s—” on the eve of their biggest soccer match for more than a year.
Barton also claimed Sir Alex Ferguson “could not put on a coaching session to save his life” and accused Football Association Greg Dyke of not having the “balls” to tackle the country’s failure to produce enough youngsters of international standard.
In a wide-ranging and typically outspoken contribution to the Leaders in Football conference in London, the QPR midfielder launched a stinging attack on the media, claiming it had not right to judge footballers. — Telegragh.



