QPR skipper Joey Barton's tweets are being monitored by the Attorney General.

On Friday afternoon, following the stripping of the England captaincy from Chelsea's John Terry, Barton took to Twitter to give his take on the matter.

The Chelsea skipper had his country's armband taken from him for a second time in the wake of an allegation of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand during a match at QPR last year.

Terry, who denies the charge, will stand trial in July, just a matter of days after Euro 2012 finishes.

Barton, who was playing in the match at Loftus Road in October, has defended his comments on the grounds of free speech.

However a spokesman for the Attorney General's office said: "I can confirm the Tweets have been brought to our attention and have been viewed."