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25th May 2016
10:58am BST

"I'm aware that that's out there. The reality of the situation is you only support one club. I'm an Evertonian, let's have it right. "Anyone that says they support multiple times either don't understand the dynamics of being a football supporter or will chop and change like they are wearing a pair of underpants."Barton stressed that he was, first and foremost, an Evertonian before giving some background as to why he may have sided with Celtic over Rangers in the past:
"Being from Liverpool, and being from a football family - with people that love football - if the Milan derby is on you pick a side. If Barcelona are playing Real Madrid, you have to pick a side. That's just what we do. "And obviously [I'm] Joseph Anthony and I was sent to Catholic schools and my grandmother being a Roman Catholic. I didn't really have a choice when it came down to it. "You look out for one of the teams when the Old Firm is on and I think I've said on Twitter, among other things, that I'm a Celtic fan. You have to take that in jest and my family kind of likes that. "But I don't think anybody will have any doubts about my allegiances when we play Celtic."Barton described Celtic as 'a great football institution', like Rangers, and says he hopes to contribute to their healthy rivalry. "It's what Scottish football needs," he declared.

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