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Broadcaster and former England striker Eni Aluko - who was targeted on social media by ex-footballer Joey Barton - has said she hopes a judgement that his posts were defamatory will make people think twice about what they say online.

Speaking after winning the first stage of a High Court libel claim against Barton, she said she was "past the point of asking nicely for people to understand the importance of language and how to treat women".

Referring to comments made by Aluko in 2020, which appeared to criticise people placed on the government's furlough scheme, for which she apologised, Barton posted comments suggesting Aluko's late father had been financially corrupt, and that her private education made her a "hypocrite".

High Court judge Mr Justice Lavender ruled Barton's comments were mainly statements of opinion, but were defamatory by meaning or innuendo.

She said she had faced threats of violence and had suffered abuse on social media after Barton twice posted on X about her in January 2024.