Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday he was buying football club Manchester United Plc.
Musk, the richest person in the world, has a history of making irreverent tweets, and it was not immediately clear whether he planned to pursue a deal.Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcomeManchester United is one of the world’s best supported football clubs.
They have been champions of England a record 20 times and have won the European Cup, the most prestigious club competition in the global game, three times. The team is controlled by the American Glazer family, who did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Manchester United fans have in recent years protested against the Glazers, who bought the club for 790 million pounds in 2005, due to the team’s struggles on the pitch.
The anti-Glazer movement gained momentum last year after United were involved in a failed attempt to form a breakaway European Super League.Musk is trying to exit a $44 billion agreement to buy the social media company, which has taken him to court.
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