![]() ![]() ![]() “I am confident that together we can weather the present storm and put solid foundations in place to bring sustainable and long-term success to the club.” “Unfortunately he was unlucky with injuries whilst at RIASA, but you could clearly see he had a competitive edge to him in a very positive manner and he had a good sense of humour both on and off the field.”Īnnouncing his takeover of Sunderland AFC this week, Louis-Dreyfus said he was “proud to become a custodian of this esteemed institution, but I also recognise the significant responsibility that comes with it”. Kamran Stead, the assistant head coach at RIASA at the time, said: “Kyril was a good technical player and a very polite and intelligent young man. He studied for a degree in International Sports Management at the private Richmond International Academic & Soccer Academy (RIASA) in Leeds and South Kensington, London, in 2017-18 but dropped out of the £26,000-a-year course. Louis-Dreyfus, who flew over from his boarding school in Singapore to watch OM take on Inter Milan in the Champions League in 2012, had considered a career on the pitch as a player or manager but was sidelined by injury. “You can’t buy this! In cities like Zurich, Monaco, nobody is interested in football, it limits the possibilities of expansion.” There were more spectators on average than in half of the Premier League clubs. ![]() “The fervour of the people is reminiscent of that of Marseille. “Sunderland is a special project,” he told French newspaper L’Equipe. That was until Sunderland, who are currently seventh in Football League One, came calling and Louis-Dreyfus was bowled over by the passion of Black Cats fans. Following the sale of OM to the US billionaire Frank McCourt, the younger Louis-Dreyfus vowed that the family would not “do anything in football any more, it’s a rotten business”. ![]()
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