Championship - Sex text brawl 'leaves Taylor with broken jaw'
Eurosport - Tue, 23 Mar 10:11:00 2010
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Newcastle's Steven Taylor was left with a broken jaw after a training ground fight with team-mate Andy Carroll, according to newspaper reports.
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..The Daily Mail reported that the fight blew up over text messages sent to Taylor (pictured) by Carroll's former girlfriend.
The incident reportedly left both players needing surgery, Taylor for a broken jaw and Carroll for a broken hand.
Former England U21 captain Taylor, 24, had only recently returned to light training after a serious knee injury in January.
Carroll is currently on bail awaiting a Crown Court trial over an alleged assault in Newcastle city centre last year. The 20-year-old will go to court in late April, accused of smashing a glass into the face of Michael Cook at the Blu Bambu club.
The club has so far refused to comment on the incident.
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Quite the team they will have when Barton gets back to fitness.
