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Thursday, September 4, 2025
Daniel Levy steps down as Tottenham executive chairman
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Tottenham announces that Daniel Levy has stepped down as executive chairman of the Premier League soccer club.
Levy has led the north London club for almost 25 years and was the longest-serving chairman in the Premier League.
“I am incredibly proud of the work I have done together with the executive team and all our employees,” Levy says in the club’s announcement.
“We have built this club into a global heavyweight competing at the highest level. More than that, we have built a community.”
The 63-year-old Levy thanked the Spurs fans who “have supported me over the years.”
“It hasn’t always been an easy journey, but significant progress has been made. I will continue to support this club passionately,” he said.
His departure comes several months after Tottenham ended a 17-year trophy drought by beating Manchester United 1-0 to win the Europa League final.
It was the first major title for Tottenham since it won the English League Cup in 2008, and first European triumph since it won its second UEFA Cup — the equivalent of the Europa League now — in 1984.
Tottenham, one of the top Premier League teams, is known for its sizable Jewish fanbase and has a rich and at times controversial Jewish history. Tottenham fans have for decades called themselves “Yids” and the “Yid army” in an affectionate way, but in recent years the club asked fans to stop using the term, which is considered by many to be an antisemitic slur.
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