Bristol Rovers manager cleared of assaulting Daniel StendelBarton was accused of pushing Stendel over in tunnelThe former
Premier League midfielder Joey Barton has been cleared of pushing over a rival manager at the end of a match, leaving him bloodied and with a broken tooth.
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When the Bristol Rovers manager gave evidence last week, Barton, 39, denied it was him who shoved the then Barnsley manager Daniel Stendel in the tunnel after a League One match between his Fleetwood team and the South Yorkshire side at Oakwell on 13 April 2019.