Joey Barton has been found not guilty of assaulting a rival manager at the end of a football match.
The former Rangers midfielder has been cleared of pushing over ex-Barnsley coach Daniel Stendel in the tunnel at the end of a League One game during his time at Fleetwood.
The current Bristol Rovers boss was found not guilty on Monday afternoon, having been boss at Highbury Stadium between June of 2018 and January earlier this year.
When the 39-year-old gave evidence last week he denied it was him who shoved Stendel, leaving him bloodied and with a broken tooth on April 13, 2019.
Mr Stendel told a jury at Sheffield Crown Court how he was walking down the tunnel in the corner of Barnsley's Oakwell Stadium after his side's 4-2 victory when he was knocked over by a push from behind, causing him to hit his face on the metal structure.
Video footage shown repeatedly during the trial showed Mr Stendel entering the tunnel followed by Barton, jogging, a moment later.
The jury took under two hours to find Barton not guilty of one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm following a week-long trial.
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