Season › 2016-17 › News Gareth Barry Used His 600th Appearance Bonus Fee To Help An Old Friend Wednesday, 14 December, 2comments | Jump to most recent Gareth Barry has provided Balls.ie a feel-good story to warm the hearts on a cold and miserable day when the world seems terrible. The Everton midfielder has had a long career. He recently made (and scored on) his 600th appearance in the Premier League in September. He's only the third player reach that milestone, and was rewarded with a bonus of £20,000 Fans of Aston Villa in the mid 2000's will recall that Barry had a brilliant midfield partnership with Stiliyan Petrov. The Bulgarian has recovered from leukemia to continue playing football. After his diagnosis, he set up the Stiliyan Petrov Foundation. And now they've received a considerable donation from Stan's ex-team mate. » Read the full article at balls.ie Reader Comments (2) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Ian Jones 1 Posted 23/12/2016 at 18:12:48 Great stuff from Gareth Barry... wonder what he'll donate on his 700th appearance? John G Davies 2 Posted 23/12/2016 at 18:25:20 CLASS Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads