SUNDERLAND, England (AP) — The purchase of third-tier English club Sunderland was completed Thursday by Kyril Louis-Dreyfus, whose family previously owned French team Marseille.
Louis-Dreyfus, who is in his early 20s, takes a controlling interest of a club whose 10-year stay in the Premier League ended in 2017. It also was the subject of a Netflix series — “Sunderland ’Til I Die” — that documented its recent tumble down the divisions.
“Today marks the start of an exciting new chapter in Sunderland’s history,” said Louis-Dreyfus, who will be the club’s chairman, “and although the current landscape facing football dictates that there are challenges to overcome, 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.