Elon Musk

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Elon Musk tweets he is 'buying Manchester United' (Guardian)

Elon Musk tweeted Tuesday evening that he is purchasing the Manchester United football club, although it was not clear if the eccentric.

The Red Devils finished last season in sixth place in the English Premier League, but have gotten off to a rocky start this year. Manchester United fans have protested the team’s management for poor performance in recent years, as well as their involvement in a plan to start a new “Super League” of Europe’s richest teams. Shares of the team listed on the New York Stock Exchange are down year to date, but ended Tuesday flat, with a market capitalization of $2.1 billion.

Can Elon Musk buy Manchester United? (Nairametrics)

Early Tuesday morning (Nigerian time), US billionaire, Elon Musk, in the midst of a political-related discussion on Twitter, ended the thread with a tweet ...

Comparing the net worths, the Tesla Founder who admitted that Manchester United was his favourite football club as a kid is more than capable of buying the football club. - Their ownership has come under severe scrutiny in recent weeks following a below-par summer transfer window. The club was purchased by them in 2005. According to Forbes, the Tesla Founder is the richest person in the world with a stunning net worth of $219 billionaire. They were my fav team as a kid,” he added. In May 2022, Forbes valued

EPL: Elon Musk clears air on buying Manchester United (Daily Post Nigeria)

Billionaire business mogul, Elon Musk has said that he was only joking when he tweeted his intention to buy Premier League giants, Manchester United.

They were my fav team as a kid,” the billionaire added. He further explained that if he was to buy any club at all it would be the Manchester outfit because, according to him, it was his childhood favourite. Musk, who, while in the midst of a political ideology discussion on Twitter, announced his intention to buy the struggling club, said he was not ready to acquire any sports team now.

No Hope! Elon Musk says he's just 'catching cruise' with Man United ... (Pulse Nigeria)

It seems the pain isnt going away any time soon dear Manchester United fans, the Glazers are here to stay. Elon Musk says its just banter. | Pulse Nigeria.

They were my favourite team as a kid," he added. In a follow-up tweet, however, he reveals that if he's to buy a sports team it would be the Red Devils as he's been a fan from childhood. Reacting to a tweet that asked him if he wants to buy Manchester United, the 51-year-old richest man in the world said;

'Please save us' — Fans react as Elon Musk jokes about buying Man ... (TheCable)

Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of Tesla Inc., has confirmed he will not buy Manchester United after earlier claiming he is purchasing the team.

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Elon Musk tweets: 'I'm buying Manchester United' - P.M. News (P.M. News)

Elon Musk, the world's richest person, on Tuesday, tweeted that he will buy English soccer club Manchester United Plc.

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) claims that Musk defrauded investors. Musk has a history of being unconventional and posting irreverent tweets. Musk’s ambitions range from colonising Mars to creating a new sustainable energy economy, and in the process he has built the most valuable car company in the world, electric vehicle maker Tesla, rocket company SpaceX, and a slew of smaller firms. Musk’s post was a follow-on comment to a previous tweet: “To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party!” Left half and right half are soccer lineup positions. Clamour from fans and pundits for a change of ownership at the three-time winners of the European Cup, the most prestigious club competition in the global game, is intensifying amid a lengthening run without winning major titles. It was not immediately clear whether he planned to pursue a deal to acquire Manchester United, one of the most famous names in world soccer, but currently in crisis on the field amid angry calls from fans for an ownership change.

Again Elon Musk jokes about buying Manchester United (Vanguard)

The world's richest man Elon Musk has made a joke out of the current situation of English Premier League side Manchester United, saying he will buy the club.

This isn’t the first time the owner of Tesla, inc is making jokes about buying something that he doesn’t want to invest in. The tweet got a lot of United fans happy for the first hours of his “joke” as they are tired of the current owners, The Glazers family. He also said he is not buying Coca-Cola to put cocaine back in it, despite all the popularity of the move.