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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Danny Halpin

Former England footballer Eni Aluko in court over ‘defamatory’ tweets by Joey Barton

Former Chelsea and England footballer Eni Aluko outside the Royal Courts of Justice, central London (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

Football pundit Eniola Aluko has attended the first hearing in her High Court libel claim against Joey Barton.

The former England women’s player claims that two posts made by Mr Barton in January on the social media site X, formerly Twitter, are defamatory.

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