Free agent Barton returns to Burnley

(Reuters) - Burnley have signed free agent Joey Barton on a short-term deal until the end of the season, the Premier League club said on their website (www.burnleyfootballclub.com) on Monday. The 34-year-old midfielder returns to Turf Moor having left the club in the close season after rejecting a new contract before embarking on an ill-fated spell with Glasgow Rangers. Barton's contract was terminated by the Scottish club on Nov. 10 after a training ground argument with team mate Andy Halliday