Record-breaking Hollywood director joins board of Championship club as they target long-term stay in Premier League

HOLLYWOOD manager Joe Russo has invested successful Championship broadside Sheffield United.

New American owners COH Sports bought the nine from Saudi Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad Al Saud past month.

Russo, 53, has present joined consortium and volition person a spot connected the committee astatine Brammal Lane.

Alongside his member Anthony, the duo person directed 4 Marvel films including Avengers: Endgame.

The movie took £2.2billion astatine the container bureau worldwide and broke the grounds for highest-grossing movie of all-time successful 2019.

Russo besides directed Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War.

He is presently moving connected his 3rd Avengers film, which is acceptable to beryllium released successful 2026.

Russo joins Sheffield United alongside Len Komoroski, who was a main astatine hoops broadside the Cleveland Cavaliers, and existent property businessman Terry Ahern.

Co-chairmen Steven Rosen and Helmy Eltoukhy welcomed the trio to the Blades, saying: "We are delighted to invited Joe, Len and Terry to the committee of directors of Sheffield United Football Club.

"We privation to spot the Blades competing successful the top-flight of English football consistently, not conscionable connected a one-off basis.

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"An important constituent of this is ensuring Sheffield United has the highest prime squad not conscionable connected the transportation but successful the boardroom arsenic well.

"Each of Joe, Len and Terry bring outstanding capabilities and decades of acquisition to the array arsenic we program for the long-term, make the marque and guarantee we person the champion infrastructure successful place.

"As prospective committee members and investors we cognize each Blades fans volition springiness them a lukewarm invited astatine Bramall Lane."

Russo has antecedently been spotted watching Wrexham alongside their Hollywood prima owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.

Sheffield United are presently 2nd successful the Championship table, 1 constituent disconnected league leaders Leeds.