Billionaire Elon Musk was joking when he said he was going to buy English soccer club Manchester United , the entrepreneur said on Twitter on Wednesday.
"No, this is a long-running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams," Musk said, when asked by a user if he was serious about buying the club.
He first tweeted to his 103 million followers, "To be clear, I support the left half of the Republican Party and the right half of the Democratic Party! Also, I'm buying Manchester United ur (sic) welcome - Elon Musk".
Some of the club's fans had previously urged Musk on Twitter to consider buying the club, complaining at what they see as under-investment by the Glazers. United won the last of their record 20 English league titles back in 2013.
Within six hours, Musk's tweet had attracted more than 500,000 'likes' on the club's main Twitter account - though some users didn't take it too seriously, comparing the post with Musk's troubled run at buying Twitter.
But then came the clarification.
"Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U," he added. "They were my fav (sic) team as a kid."
