Joey Barton slams Mary Earps being named BBC Sports Personality of the Year after she had ‘not won a sausage’ as he claims it was ‘more f****** nonsense’ despite having earlier congratulated the England star

• Mary Earps was announced as the winner of BBC Sports Personality of the Year
• Joey Barton made a series of scathing posts after the outcome of the public vote
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Joey Barton has blasted England goalkeeper Mary Earps being crowned Sports Personality of the Year as the former footballer hit out at ‘BBC nonsense’ following the public vote in his latest social media tirade.

Earps had been the overwhelming favourite to scoop the annual gong in Salford, and she followed tennis star Emma Raducanu and England team-mate Beth Mead in receiving the accolade at a glittering ceremony on Tuesday night.

The award furthered confirmed the growth of women’s football with back-to-back winners as well as Earps own soaring profile in recent years.

Earps, who was part of England’s victorious Euros squad in 2022, helped the Lionesses reach the final of the Women’s World Cup for the first time in Australia and New Zealand.

Barton had initially posted ‘Well done Mary’ on X, formerly Twitter, after Earps had been announced as the winner.

England star Mary Earps was crowned the BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Tuesday night

Joey Barton hit out after the public voted for a ‘women goalie’ to win the coveted BBC prize

He performed a U-turn on Wednesday in a series of posts hitting out at a ‘culture of snowflakes’ and insisted Earps had ‘not won a sausage’ this year.

‘Sports Personality of the Year, more f***ing nonsense. Well Done to all involved,’ Barton posted.

He added: ‘So the best sports person this year is… A Women Goalie. 

‘Lost in a couple of finals this year. Not won a sausage. So popular that Nike didn’t even sell a replica jersey before tournament. You telling me all those who jumped on that bandwagon, haven’t voted in the BBC nonsense?

‘Good luck to Mary. Hope she makes a few quid.’

Barton, who has generated headlines for his tirade over whether women should be broadcasting in football, continued his diatribe with an attack directed at Earps.

He insisted horse racing legend Frankie Dettori or snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan should had won the award instead.

‘To win before Ronnie O’Sullivan and Frankie Dettori…? Well, that’s just madness to me. Both almost genius like in their respective fields. They’ve lost to a big sack of spuds that plays in goal for a girls team,’ Barton added.

Barton slammed a ‘culture of snowflakes’ and launched a personal attack against Earps

The former footballer had previously congratulated Earps before a series of scathing posts

‘That’s the world we live in. This all started with the ‘Everyone’s a Winner’ sport’s days. 

‘This is what happens when you celebrate mediocre. You breed this weak culture. A culture of losers. A culture of snowflakes.’

Earps, who placed fifth in this year’s women’s Ballon d’Or award, had described winning the BBC’s annual award as the ‘ultimate all-round sporting accolade’.

‘This is just… wow. It’s not been the easiest journey, I wouldn’t be here without the help of so many, people who have been with me through the really not so great times,’ she said.

‘I have done more than I can ever have imagined.’

Barton’s sexist views have stoked controversy in recent weeks, with the former midfielder having also taken aim at the BBC.

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Last week he blamed ‘wokeness’ and ‘poor quality guests’ for the cancellation of the long-running quiz show A Question of Sport.

Barton also renewed his attack on Football Focus host Alex Scott by claiming the show would be cancelled, after branding it ‘drivel’ and ‘nonsense’.

Scott took an indirect swipe at Barton on X when promoting her book, How To Be Strong.

She wrote: I don’t have a podcast to promote or the need to try use a platform like this to bully and belittle others. I do have a Sunday Times bestseller that’s still available however, with all proceeds going straight to @RefugeCharity #staywinning

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