{"id":2556,"date":"2025-09-04T21:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/daniel-levy-steps-down-as-tottenham-chairman-after-divisive-25-year-tenure\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T21:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:39:14","slug":"daniel-levy-steps-down-as-tottenham-chairman-after-divisive-25-year-tenure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/daniel-levy-steps-down-as-tottenham-chairman-after-divisive-25-year-tenure\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Levy steps down as Tottenham chairman after divisive 25-year tenure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Levy\u2019s departure comes after Spurs secured the UEFA Europa League last season but finished 17th in the Premier League.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Daniel Levy has stepped down as Tottenham chairman, the club announced Thursday, ending the nearly 25-year tenure of a divisive figure known for keeping the Premier League team profitable but being unable to turn it into a trophy-winning force.<\/p>\n<p>The 63-year-old Levy, who was the longest-serving chairman in the Premier League, said he has left his role with Tottenham now a \u201cglobal heavyweight competing at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/4\/french-female-boxers-barred-from-world-championships-due-to-genetic-testing\">All French female boxers out of world championships over genetic test row<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/4\/asia-cup-2025-full-squads-list-of-teams-and-players\">Who are the teams, and what are their squads for Asia Cup 2025?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/4\/yemeni-bodybuilder-fighting-to-make-international-dream-come-true\">Big dreams but no protein shake: Yemeni bodybuilder fighting to make it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/sports\/2025\/9\/4\/nba-to-investigate-kawhi-leonard-la-clippers-endorsement-deal\">NBA to investigate Kawhi Leonard-LA Clippers endorsement deal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cIt hasn\u2019t always been an easy journey,\u201d Levy said, \u201cbut significant progress has been made. I will continue to support this club passionately.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Levy\u2019s 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 Spurs since they won the English League Cup in 2008, and first European triumph since they won the UEFA Cup \u2013 the equivalent of the Europa League now \u2013 for the second time in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Known as a fierce and uncompromising negotiator in the transfer market, Levy was also accused by many Tottenham fans of chasing profits over silverware in failing to fully back some of the most high-profile managers in football that he employed in recent years, such as Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte.<\/p>\n<p>There were protests against his tenure last season, when Tottenham finished 17th in the Premier League \u2014 one place above the bottom three \u2014 despite the club being among the so-called \u201cBig Six\u201d in English football and owning one of the best stadiums in world football.<\/p>\n<p>Levy oversaw the move from White Hart Lane to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, its home since 2019 and now a venue for concerts and other sporting events like boxing and the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham said there would be \u201cno changes to the ownership or shareholder structure of the club\u201d in light of the departure of Levy, who reportedly owns approximately 30 percent of the share capital of ENIC, the club\u2019s majority owner.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Charrington has become non-executive chairman, and he thanked Levy and his family for \u201ctheir commitment and loyalty to the club over so many years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera and news agencies<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Levy\u2019s departure comes after Spurs secured the UEFA Europa League last season but finished 17th in the Premier League. 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