Retirement
Warren Barton ended his playing days where he began, with Dagenham & Redbridge in the 2004–05 season and then coached the side during the week, working as a TV pundit at the weekend and at Brighton & Hove Albion part time on a consultancy basis. He also ran a travel agency.
In 2006, Barton was part of ITV4's World Cup team of pundits. He presented his own comedy segment entitled 'Warren Barton Travel Agent' in which Warren provided a comical breakdown of each country taking part in the World Cup.
Barton represented Newcastle United for Sky One's "Premier League All Stars". The match took place on 26 September 2007 and finished 3–3. In the resulting penalty shootout, Barton missed his penalty to knock Newcastle out of the tournament.
In 2008, Barton was named as the U-18 coach for Los Angeles Galaxy by Director of Player Development, Trevor James; a position he has since resigned from. On 13 January 2010, Barton joined on as a partner and technical adviser for the newly reestablished San Diego Flash soccer club. He was later named president and head coach of the club on 19 March 2010.
Barton now works for Fox Soccer Channel as a TV Pundit. He is also the manager and co-owner of the San Diego Flash who play in the US National Premier Soccer League.
Barton is featured in the "Legends of the Tyne" series of beers from Northumberland brewery, which depicts past Newcastle United players.
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