Summary
YouTuber KSI has purchased a minor interest in the Dagenham & Redbridge football club, which plays in the sixth tier of English football. He aims to guide the club to the Premier League and stated his commitment to enhancing the team's profile globally. The club acknowledged this as a key strategic partnership.
Key Facts
- KSI, whose real name is Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji, is a popular YouTuber and entertainer.
- He has bought a minority share in Dagenham & Redbridge football club, aiming to lift it to the Premier League.
- The club is currently in the sixth-tier National League South and was recently relegated.
- Stephen Thompson, the club's managing director, will step down at the end of March.
- Dagenham & Redbridge was formed in 1992 from a merger of two clubs.
- Andy Carroll, a former England striker, also invested in the club recently.
- KSI's involvement is termed the club's most significant strategic partnership.
- KSI has over 17 million subscribers on his YouTube channel.
