KSI Invests in Dagenham, Carroll Takes Helm

0:00On April 10th, Influencer KSI just snagged a minority stake in Dagonham and Redbridge, the London Club grinding it out in the National League South. That's the sixth tier of English football. The 32-year-old YouTuber, Boxer, and entrepreneur is all-in on boosting this team, fresh off a takeover by Happy Fang Group last February. Meanwhile, Striker Andy Carroll jumped in as a shareholder too, and he's holding it down as Caretaker manager since March. KSI made it clear though, he's not stepping into that dugout. He's sticking to his baller league coaching gig and letting Caretaker run the show. Fans in the football world are buzzing because KSI's massive reach is pulling in a whole new crowd. His recently game stream on YouTube hit over 17 million followers, the first ever for the National League, and it's spiking interest big. Time. Now, with the dagger sitting 12 in the table on 63 points in just three games left, a couple draws this weekend lock out the playoffs.

1:02But KSI's eyes are on the prize, dreaming of a premier league run like Rexham's climb under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenny. He's launching a docu-series called Race to the Top on his channel this summer to track the journey, calling the club his baby for the long haul. 10, even 20 years of grinding to the top.