{"id":299416,"date":"2023-12-15T20:59:25","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=299416"},"modified":"2023-12-15T20:59:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T20:59:25","slug":"barton-claims-englands-men-would-beat-the-lionesses-30-0-one-half","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/barton-claims-englands-men-would-beat-the-lionesses-30-0-one-half\/","title":{"rendered":"Barton claims England&apos;s men would beat the Lionesses 30-0 one half"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Joey Barton claims England&#8217;s men would beat the Lionesses 30-0 in a single half of football after calling for women to &#8216;stop trying to ruin our game&#8217; in latest sexist social media rant<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>England&#8217;s women are the current European champions and World Cup finalists\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Joey Barton was spotted at the Amex for Brighton&#8217;s 1-0 win over Marseille\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHRIS SUTTON: I was RIGHT to call Man United players \u2018snakes\u2019 last week &#8211; IAKO\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Joey Barton has once again taken to social media to continue his sexist campaign against women&#8217;s football, suggesting that England&#8217;s men would beat the Lionesses 30-0 inside a half of football.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Barton has made headlines of late for his social media rants against women in men&#8217;s football, clashing with a number of analysts, commentators and pundits featuring in coverage for the men&#8217;s game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Alex Scott notably clashed with Barton, while Emma Hayes launched a scathing four-minute monologue against male privilege in football, while Carrie Brown admitted that working on football has &#8216;sucked the life out of her&#8217; after Barton referenced her appearance.<\/p>\n<p>The controversial former England international was seen earlier this week at Brighton&#8217;s 1-0 win over his former team Marseille in the Europa League, and was spotted interacting with fans in the stands and posing for selfies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On Friday Barton reposted a video that had done the rounds on social media of a team of both former members of the USA women&#8217;s team losing 12-0 to a team of ex-Wrexham players, accompanied by another seemingly sexist caption.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/09\/78996595-0-image-a-27_1702632718070.jpg\" height=\"420\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joey Barton claimed that England&#8217;s men would beat the Lionesses 30-0 in a single half of football<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/09\/78996591-0-image-a-28_1702632722221.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Beth Mead was part of the England side that won the European Championship back in 2022<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/09\/78996901-0-image-a-35_1702633732086.jpg\" height=\"226\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8217;12-0 Retired men on a smaller pitch!&#8217; the former Bristol Rovers boss wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But yeah let\u2019s just keep pretending it\u2019s the same game shall we? Last thing we want is people to get their knickers in a twist.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Women\u2019s game is growing and that is amazing. Stop trying to ruin ours!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/09\/78670709-0-Barton_has_previously_thrown_his_support_behind_the_HERGAMETOO_i-m-33_1702633174567.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>Barton has previously thrown his support behind the #HERGAMETOO initiative &#8211; which aims to fight against sexism in sport<\/p>\n<p>One account then suggested that England&#8217;s men would beat the Lionesses 30-0, to which Barton replied: &#8216;First half&#8230;&#8217; followed by a thumbs up and a laughing emoji.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sarina Wiegman&#8217;s side are the current European Champions, having beaten Germany 2-1 in a thrilling final at Wembley in summer 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Wiegman then took the Lionesses to the final of the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand last summer, only to lose 1-0 to Spain, courtesy of a goal from Olga Carmona.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Three Lions, however, have not won a senior competition since 1966, although Gareth Southgate&#8217;s side are considered one of the best teams in the international arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It comes as Barton continues to make headlines with a series of misogynistic\u00a0 posts on social media, stating:\u00a0&#8216;Women shouldn\u2019t be talking with any kind of authority in the men\u2019s game.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Come on. Let&#8217;s be serious,&#8217; Barton added, before suggesting: &#8216;Any man who listens to Women commentary or co-comms needs their heads testing&#8230;&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former Burnley, QPR and Man City midfielder also recently appeared on Piers Morgan&#8217;s\u00a0talkshow &#8216;Piers Morgan: Uncensored<font>&#8216;, seemingly doubling<\/font>\u00a0down on the controversial comments.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/09\/78997031-0-image-a-37_1702633946298.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/09\/78996587-0-image-a-34_1702633205328.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Harry Kane&#8217;s England are considered among the leading international teams ahead of next summer&#8217;s Euros in Germany<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>The ex-Bristol Rovers manager said he wasn&#8217;t sexist but added that a &#8216;woke agenda&#8217; was fuelling the decision to hire women as football pundits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I don\u2019t want to see sexism in football, but if we don\u2019t debate (the role of women in football broadcasting) properly, this is just going to rise and rise, and ruin the experience of watching elite-level men&#8217;s football,&#8217; Barton said when asked by Morgan if his social media posts had been deliberately inflammatory.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He would also claim that the appointment of pundits and analysts should be made on merit, slamming &#8216;unqualified opinions&#8217; on broadcasts.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everywhere you turn now, there\u2019s an unqualified opinion pontificating about the sport I love, and it\u2019s ruining my experience &#8211; to fuel this woke agenda, and it\u2019s going to increase sexism massively, because it has to be a true meritocracy. We have to have people who are qualified to do those roles.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/09\/78670727-0-Barton_had_posted_several_comments_on_social_media_about_women_w-a-29_1702633152551.jpg\" height=\"381\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Barton had posted several comments on social media about women working in football<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/15\/09\/78996997-0-image-a-36_1702633902819.jpg\" height=\"453\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sarina Wiegman&#8217;s side were beaten by Spain in the final of the World Cup last summer<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12867729\/Joey-Barton-England-men-Lionesses-30-0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joey Barton claims England&#8217;s men would beat the Lionesses 30-0 in a single half of football after calling for women to &#8216;stop trying to ruin our game&#8217; 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