After saying that he was buying British football club Manchester United, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday denied the news and said it is a “long-running joke on Twitter”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When asked by a user on the micro-blogging platform if he was serious about buying the club, Musk replied: “No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier, while replying to other users, Musk mentioned he was buying Manchester United. However, it was not immediately clear if Musk was just having fun or was serious about the acquisition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The American Glazer family owns the club, who purchased it for around 790 million pounds in 2005.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The announcement came as he was engaged in a political tweet thread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party!” he posted, before the US midterm elections in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musk supporters have asked him to buy Manchester United rather than Twitter in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United, or simply United, is based in the Old Trafford area of Greater Manchester, England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world and has rivalries with Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal and Leeds United.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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