On-loan Marseille midfielder Joey Barton said on Tuesday that a deal had been arranged for him to make his move to the Ligue 1 club from Queens Park Rangers permanent at the end of the season. "I'm loving life in France. Loving Marseille. They love me. All I want to do is give everything for this football club. They backed me when nobody else did," Barton, on loan from English Premier League strugglers QPR, posted on his Twitter account. "Agreement already in place for me to stay here," added the 30-year-old, who also said the Mediterranean club was "in his blood".

Paris Saint Germain and gay rights campaigners on Wednesday criticised controversial English midfielder Joey Barton after he insulted Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil captain Thiago Silva on Twitter. Barton, who is currently on loan at Ligue 1 club Marseille from Queen's Park Rangers, took to Twitter to describe Silva as a "pussy" and "a overweight ladyboy". PSG immediately issued a statement dubbing Barton's comments "unacceptable".

Paris Saint Germain and gay rights campaigners on Wednesday criticised controversial English midfielder Joey Barton after he posted homophobic insults on Twitter. Barton, who is currently on loan at Ligue 1 club Marseille from Queen's Park Rangers, took to Twitter to describe Paris Saint-Germain and Brazil captain Thiago Silva as a "pussy" and "a overweight ladyboy". PSG immediately issued a statement dubbing Barton's comments "unacceptable".

PARIS, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Joey Barton clashed with Olympique Marseille team mate Kassim Abdallah during training on Tuesday but the argument has been amicably settled, the English midfielder said on Wednesday. OM said in a statement on their website (www.om.net) that English midfielder Barton and French defender Abdallah had a "verbal clash" during a public training session, without elaborating. "During my career, I've seen 30 or 40 clashes on a training pitch," Barton told OM TV.