Tesla CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Tuesday (August 16) that he is buying football club Manchester United.
Musk has a history of making irreverent tweets, and it was not immediately clear whether he planned to pursue a deal.
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“I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome,” Musk said in a tweet.
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Manchester United is one of the world’s best supported football clubs.
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They have been champions of England a record 20 times and have won the European Cup,
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the most prestigious club competition in the global game, three times.
The team, featuring top striker Cristiano Ronaldo, is controlled by the American Glazer family
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who did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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The football club had a market capitalization of $2.08 billion
(Tuesday's stock market close)