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John Morris (8th October 1979) is a UK based football agent whose clients include Internationals such as Jamie Vardy, Joe Gomez, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Theo Walcott, Nathan Ake, Matty James, Andy King (footballer, born 1988) and Phil Jones (footballer, born 1992). He also represents coaches such as David Wagner (soccer), Uwe Rosler and Graham Potter.

Biography
John Morris is one of the owners of Key Sports Management alongside colleagues Warwick Horton, Steve Denos and Tom Soden.

Jamie Vardy
Morris discovered Premier League Champion Jamie Vardy whilst he was working as a carbon fibre factory technician and playing Non-league football He stated quoted that Vardy could "play for England" when he was playing for FC Halifax Town

Morris’ role in Vardy’s rise from Non-League Football is referenced in Vardy’s autobiography ‘From Nowhere - My Story’. This will also be reflected in a Movie biopic on Vardy’s life which is in pre-production. It is being written by Oscar Nominated writers Paul Tamasy and Eric Johnson and produced by Academy Award winning producers Bedlam Productions and Knightsbridge Films.

V9 Academy
Alongside Vardy, Morris founded the V9 academy which was set up to give non-league players the opportunity to follow in Vardy’s footsteps into the professional game. The academy has seen 15 players in 2 seasons earn professional contracts. The first season of V9 was documented by Sky One and Sky Sports as a 6 part doc-series called the ‘The Next Jamie Vardy’ which followed the journey of the V9 hopefuls from Non-league to the professional game.

Huddersfield Town
Morris was also responsible for bringing David Wagner and his assistant Christoph Buhler to Huddersfield Town in November 2015. The pair went on to achieve promotion to the Premier league for the first time for 45 years

Key Sports
Notable Clients: Jamie Vardy, Nathan Ake, Jeroen Zoet, Sam Vokes, Theo Walcott, Phil Jones, Joe Gomez, Marvin Pozman, Joe Gomez, Matty James, Andy King, Izzy Brown, Harvey Barnes, Dominic Calvert Lewin, Jake Clark Salter, Dael Fry, Scott Carson, Martyn Waghorn, Ben Brereton, Bailey Peacock Farrell, Adam Forshaw

Personal Life
Morris married wife Lisa in 2008 and they have 2 Children, Isla (Born 2011) and Bradley (Born 2012)