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Daniel Levy steps down as Tottenham chairman after divisive 25-year tenure

Tottenham Hotspur's Guglielmo Vicario celebrates with chairman Daniel Levy after winning the Europa League in May [Isabel Infantes/Reuters]

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.

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 “global heavyweight competing at the highest level.”

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