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Gareth Barry: Former England midfielder signs for village club in 11th tier

Earlier this month, Barry was given a warning by the Football Association after he was found to have breached regulations over his connection to an £800,000 investment in Swindon Town in 2013.

Barry’s former agent, Michael Standing, who works as a coach at Hurstpierpoint, was issued with a six-month ban for his conduct but this was backdated and therefore considered already served.

Barry is unlikely to be heavily involved in pre-season with his new club, and a first-team debut is pencilled in for September.

“I imagine he’ll be on the teamsheet,” said Christensen. “Gareth and Michael [Standing, who played for Bradford and Walsall], when you see them on the pitch they’re still both fit as butcher’s dogs.”

Hurstpierpoint had earlier posted on X, external to say: “Barry is a Bluedog!

“We are beyond delighted to announce that former England international and all-time Premier League record appearance holder, Gareth Barry, has signed for Hurstpierpoint Football Club.”

The club added: “Gareth has a long-standing association with the village through his good friend, and our coach, Michael Standing; so it seemed an obvious move to get him involved with the football club.

“His quality in training has been unreal, so we’re all very excited to see him pull on the shirt and grace the Fairfield turf later on this season.”




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