Ben Shalom launches football agency "focused on building today’s elite prospects into tomorrow’s stars.”

[johnmanchester]

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BOXXER Founder and CEO Ben Shalom has partnered with football agent Danny Knowles to launch a new Manchester-based football agency, NXXT PLAY.

Established to bridge the gap between on-pitch performance and off-pitch strategy, the organisation aims to combine career management with entrepreneurial growth, specifically focusing on talent under the age of 24.

Shalom, who founded the boxing promotional company BOXXER at age 23, intends to apply his experience in building individual athlete profiles in combat sports to the football world.

He is joined by Knowles, a FIFA-licensed agent formerly of OmniSports, whose portfolio includes work with players such as Joe Hart, Chris Smalling, and Adam Wharton.

The agency has confirmed a launch roster of five domestic players, which includes teenagers from the academies of Manchester United and Crystal Palace.

Ben Shalom, Co-Founder of NXXT PLAY, said, “Young footballers today face unprecedented opportunities and challenges. NXXT PLAY is built to combine elite on-field guidance with off-field business expertise. We’re focused on building today’s elite prospects into tomorrow’s stars.”

[SeanBrennan]

He’s got some work ethic has Ben fair play to him.