Joey Barton has revealed that he once challenged former manager Mark Hughes to a fight while plying his trade with Queens Park Rangers in 2012. Barton made 99 appearances for QPR between 2011 and 2015 but endured a rocky relationship with Hughes during his first season, before being shipped out to Marseille on loan for the 2012-2013 campaign. Barton, 34, discussed his confrontation with now-Stoke City boss Hughes on an episode of Sky One's 'A League Of Their Own', which was aired on Thursday night. ...read
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