The office of the Attorney General has confirmed that tweets posted by Joey Barton concerning the John Terry racism saga are being looked into.
The Queens Park Rangers midfielder took to the micro-blogging website to share his views after Terry was stripped of the England captaincy yesterday.
A spokesperson for the Attorney General's office said: "I can confirm the tweets have been brought to our attention and have been viewed."
Barton has defended his comments on the grounds of free speech.