Daniel Levy has reflected on being made a CBE and has revealed what the highlights of his two and a half decades at Tottenham Hotspur are.
The former Tottenham supremo was let go by the club last September after 24 years at the helm as the club’s chairman.
While Levy’s departure was viewed as a positive move by many Spurs fans, the club have found the transition to their new leadership to be extremely challenging, with some poor decisions leaving the Lilywhites in grave danger of relegation.
The former Spurs chairman attended an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, where he was made CBE by Prince William for his services to charity and the community in Tottenham, and addressed the media during the occasion.
Daniel Levy speaks about CBE and his achievements at Tottenham
Levy has admitted that watching Spurs this season has been painful, but he insisted that he remains optimistic that the club will stay up.
He has now reflected on being made the CBE by the Prince of Wales and revealed what he is proudest of achieving in his two and a half decades at Tottenham.
Levy told Sky Sports about the CBE: “It’s a great achievement. It’s a great honour. In particular, I’m really thankful to Tottenham Hotspur and all the wonderful staff that were able to make such a great contribution to the community.”
When asked about the highlights of his time at the North London club, he said: “You know, over a period of time, so many things happened. Getting into the Champions League final, opening the stadium, achieving Europe a number of times, having some great players, making a contribution to the local community, and impacting people’s lives. There isn’t one item; it’s a lot of things.”
Levy admits he will be forever grateful to Ange Postecoglou
The 64-year-old also reserved special praise for Ange Postecoglou for finally helping break the club’s 17-year trophy drought by securing the Europa League title.
However, Levy stopped short of revealing who his favourite manager was during his 24 years at Tottenham.
When asked if it was special to win the Europa League in Bilbao last May, he said: “Yeah, Ange, forever grateful (to him). He’ll be in the history of Tottenham for allowing us to win a European trophy, and it was an amazing night.”
When asked which manager he enjoyed working with the most, the former Spurs supremo said: “I have been honoured to have worked with a lot of fantastic managers. It would be unfair of me to name one individual manager. I’ve just worked with lots of great people.”
Watch Levy’s full interview with Sky Sports below:
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