Elon Musk Says He Was Joking About Buying Manchester United

Musk's tweet about buying Manchester United no joke for fed-up fans

The richest man on earth has once again created chaos and commotion on the internet with his tweets

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Tesla's billionaire CEO Elon Musk tweeted late on Tuesday that he was buying Manchester United soccer club

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Musk's tweet had attracted more than 500,000 'likes' on the club's main Twitter account

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Shares of the English soccer club Manchester United briefly rose by as much as 17% in premarket trading on Wednesday

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He is richest man in world , He have capable to buy anything around the world

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After Elon Musk tweet's Manchester United fans reacted surprised

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Manchester United is valued at $4.6 billion, according to Forbes

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United won the last of their record 20 English league titles back in 2013.

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No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I'm not buying any sports teams,

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Hours later — and after several news articles were published about his bold claim — Musk clarified that it was all a joke.

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