Barnett denied the charges against him
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Agent Jonathan Barnett has lost his appeal against a ban and fine imposed for his role in the Ashley Cole tapping-up affair.
However Barnett has had his ban reduced from 18 months to 12 months, with eight months suspended.
The ban ends on 15 February, leaving Barnett unable to operate as a players' agent in the January transfer window.
A £100,000 fine imposed on him by a disciplinary commission on 26 September still stands.
Cole - then of Arsenal - and his agent Barnett met with Chelsea boss Mourinho, Peter Kenyon and agent Pini Zahavi at the Royal Park Hotel in London on 27 January 2005.
The England full-back later signed a new contract with Arsenal but moved to Chelsea in August after a summer of protracted negotiations between the two clubs.
Barnett denied any wrongdoing but the commission found two misconduct charges against him proved that he procured a breach of Premier League rule K5 regarding illegal approaches and that he was guilty of failing to respect the rights of a third party (Arsenal).
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