Jonathan Barnett
Encyclopedia
Jonathan Barnett is a football agent
and is the chairman and founder of Stellar Group Limited. He is credited as being the man who brought Lennox Lewis
into the boxing
world.
As the player agent for Ashley Cole
, in 2006 he was found guilty of two misconduct charges in relation to a meeting between Cole and Chelsea FC in January 2005, whilst Cole was still playing for Arsenal FC.
Sports agent
A sports agent procures and negotiates employment and endorsement contracts for an athlete.In return, the sports agent generally receives between 4 and 10% of the athlete's playing contract, and 10 to 20% of the athlete's endorsement contract, though these figures vary...
and is the chairman and founder of Stellar Group Limited. He is credited as being the man who brought Lennox Lewis
Lennox Lewis
Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE is a retired boxer and the most recent British undisputed world heavyweight champion. He holds dual British and Canadian citizenship...
into the boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
world.
As the player agent for Ashley Cole
Ashley Cole
Ashley Cole is an Barbadian-English professional footballer who plays for Chelsea and the England national team. He plays as a left-back and has been named one of the best in the world....
, in 2006 he was found guilty of two misconduct charges in relation to a meeting between Cole and Chelsea FC in January 2005, whilst Cole was still playing for Arsenal FC.