Joey Barton went on a Twitter rampage, after Lewis Hamilton was named BBC Sports Personality Of The Year for 2014.
Can't believe they gave SPOTY to Hamilton. 1. Formula 1 is the most boring sport ever. 2. He brought a dog with him. 3. He's a tax exile.
— Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) December 15, 2014
McIlroy, wins multiple golf Majors and Ryder Cup. Froch, boxing World champion. In fact every other nominee was more deserving the Hamilton.
— Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) December 15, 2014
He should never have won. He is a terrible role model to any Britain. What precedent does that set. Bad day in our history.
— Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) December 15, 2014
The outspoken QPR midfielder listed down different reasons, as to why Hamilton should not have won the award, and his tweets were retweeted several hundred times.
The Formula One ace himself admitted he was surprised to win the honour.
The Briton moved to tax free Monaco in 2012, after several years of living in Switzerland, and this provoked angry social media users to lash out online when he received the award.
Even his pet bulldog, who accompanied him to the ceremony, couldn’t escape Barton’s wrath.
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