Ross Barkley

London: Everton midfielder Ross Barkley was the victim of an "unprovoked attack", his lawyers said yesterday, after CCTV footage emerged of him being punched in the face at a bar. "We can confirm that Ross was the victim of an unprovoked attack by a stranger who approached him on Sunday evening," lawyers acting on Barkley’s behalf said in a statement. A video that circulated on social media showed Barkley having a seemingly friendly conversation with an unidentified man, who then punched him twice before being restrained by bystanders.