The Attorney General has decided not to take any action against Queens Park Rangers captain Joey Barton for tweets that he made regarding the John Terry and Anton Ferdinand racism case.

Barton used Twitter to leap to the defence of teammate Ferdinand, which led to suggestions that he had been guilty of contempt of court.

However, a spokesman for the Attorney General's office said: "Although in this instance no action will be taken we would like to remind those who publish material that proceedings for the John Terry trial are active. Any discussion of a live court case has the potential to interfere with its proper course."

Rangers manager Mark Hughes is said to be considering banning his captain from using Twitter.