Joey Barton has been charged by police over alleged malicious communications online.
It follows an investigation by Cheshire Police who said the charges related to messages the former footballer sent between 1 January and 18 January.
Barton, 41, posted on X that he had been charged over his tweets about Eni Aluko, a former England footballer and pundit.
He will appear at Warrington Magistrates Court on Tuesday 30 July.
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