No, Apple Isn't Planning to Buy Manchester United

[MacRumors]

Apple is not currently planning to purchase Premier League club Manchester United, according to a source familiar with the matter.

A report earlier today from British tabloid The Daily Star claimed that Apple had expressed an interest in buying Manchester United for around $7 billion, but our source with direct knowledge of the situation said the report is false.

Manchester United has been majority owned by the Glazer family since 2005. The club announced on Tuesday that its board planned to "explore strategic alternatives," including a potential sale of the club. The news came on the same day that Manchester United announced that star player Cristiano Ronaldo would be leaving the club.

While it has no plans to buy Manchester United, Apple has been pushing into sports content. The company partnered with the MLB to air a weekly "Friday Night Baseball" doubleheader on Apple TV+ during the 2022 regular season, and it will be the exclusive provider of MLS games for the next 10 years. Apple is reportedly also considered a frontrunner for streaming rights to the NFL's Sunday Ticket package starting next season.

Article Link: No, Apple Isn't Planning to Buy Manchester United

 

[fwmireault]

Big day for sketchy rumors, uh?

 

[MecPro]

Big day for sketchy rumors from people without any verified record, uh?

It initially came from a reputable British newspaper reporter (not daily star)

 

[orbital~debris]

Journalism ≠ Daily Star.

 

[nvmls]

Wait what?!

Applester United.

 

[dannyyankou]

Big day for sketchy rumors from people without any verified record, uh?

The Daily Star is as reputable as the National Inquirer

 

[demodave]

Meanwhile, on Page Three of the Daily Star, the Daily Star cites The Onion for a deeply researched article.

 

[iGeek2014]

The Daily Star is as reputable as the National Inquirer

Given that it’s now underneath the same umbrella as the Daily Mirror (Reach PLC) I’m surprised they even ran this story.

Half of their articles I seem to see these days are TikTok “hacks” or which supermarket has the best “dupes” 😂

 

[Veinticinco]

What a load of nonsense. Fans and "journalists" desperate for clicks for their toilet paper publications.

Funnily enough no mention of FSG-owned Liverpool who are also up for sale and a far more attractive proposition, lower price, zero debt with a redeveloped iconic stadium (unlike leaky OT) and both historically and recently, the more successful English club and European giant.

It's laughable really to even suggest a company buyout like Apple. It's all hedge fund consortiums vs oil state sovereign wealth funds now, and even that will be one-sided very soon.

 

[McScooby]

Yeah, read this in the independent and thought it was mince.
If were to be so stupid to buy a sports team, I'd reckon they'd do it like Ryan Reynolds & Wrexham, buy a much, much, smaller team & pump so much cash into it, they could influence the direction of how it grows, also a bit like RB (Red Bull) Leipzig in Germany.
For the moment though, their Footballing ambitions are likely to stay with Ted Lasso.

 

[KaliYoni]

Apple is not currently planning to purchase Premier League club Manchester United

Probably a good thing. Imagine a flat, gray-scale team logo, having to navigate Stadium “greeters” with iPads and making appointments for the Beer Genius Bar, and ticket prices increasing by 500%…

 

[Unsupported]

It initially came from a reputable British newspaper reporter (not daily star)

Well, there are reports from many other reputable, or otherwise, UK sources that a Spanish billionaire is interested...

manchester united zara at DuckDuckGo

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ie: "Amancio Ortega, the owner of the Inditex empire that owns the fashion chain Zara, is interested in buying Manchester United. Ortega, 86, is worth $61.3billion, according to Forbes..."

 

[nothingtoseehere]

Well, I also think this is rubbish. But in general I got the impression that Apple is dissipating its energies on to much fields, with Apple TV+, Fitness+ and so on. Being that successful as Apple is, there is the danger of hubris that "we can do everything better than everyone else".

 

[femike]

The way Tim Cook is running the company it wouldn't surprise me if he did. Still selling a 5 year old mac mini at the same release price, again. He is way past his used by date.

 

[enterthemerdaverse]

Entering the football or any sports market by buying a team would absolutely and completely destroy Apple. They would be mired and involved in all the corrupt aspects of the sport. Football is well known for being totally corrupt with tons of criminals involved. Forget about it.

 

[dannyyankou]

The way Tim Cook is running the company it wouldn't surprise me if he did. Still selling a 5 year old mac mini at the same release price, again. He is way past his used by date.

They just released a M1 Mac mini last year

 

[iPhoneFan5349]

Apple is not currently planning to purchase Premier League club Manchester United, according to a source familiar with the matter.

A report earlier today from British tabloid The Daily Star claimed that Apple had expressed an interest in buying Manchester United for around $7 billion, but our source with direct knowledge of the situation said the report is false.

Manchester United has been majority owned by the Glazer family since 2005. The club announced on Tuesday that its board planned to "explore strategic alternatives," including a potential sale of the club. The news came on the same day that Manchester United announced that star player Cristiano Ronaldo would be leaving the club.

While it has no plans to buy Manchester United, Apple has been pushing into sports content. The company partnered with the MLB to air a weekly "Friday Night Baseball" doubleheader on Apple TV+ during the 2022 regular season, and it will be the exclusive provider of MLS games for the next 10 years. Apple is reportedly also considered a frontrunner for streaming rights to the NFL's Sunday Ticket package starting next season.

Article Link: No, Apple Isn't Planning to Buy Manchester United

This one is a thinker. It’s not like nobody wants to buy the club, it just wasn’t for sale. When something like this is up for auction why would you not buy it? Just put it under another company

 

[Realityck]

Apple is not currently planning to purchase Premier League club Manchester United, according to a source familiar with the matter.
A report earlier today from British tabloid The Daily Star claimed that Apple had expressed an interest in buying Manchester United for around $7 billion, but our source with direct knowledge of the situation said the report is false.

Nice rumor but it will never happen.

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

Phew! I couldn't stomach to buy an apple product if it came with Man Utd wallpaper on it...

 

[vegetassj4]

No.no.no....Apple is going to buy Brazil to avoid paying the 'no charger' fine. Since they are huge soccer (futbol) fans, there was some sort of mixup.

 

[jz0309]

British tabloid = rumors, that what they live off. Remind you of some other site?

 

[Eldaerenth Faexidor]

Ted Lasso obviously intervened.

 

[Analog Kid]

Glazer family using the real estate tactic of “there was a young couple here this morning thinking of making a cash offer…”

 

[1Peace]

After acquisition only people with iPhones will be eligible to enter Old Trafford.

 

[celaurie]

Apple is not currently planning to purchase Premier League club Manchester United, according to a source familiar with the matter.

A report earlier today from British tabloid The Daily Star claimed that Apple had expressed an interest in buying Manchester United for around $7 billion, but our source with direct knowledge of the situation said the report is false.

Manchester United has been majority owned by the Glazer family since 2005. The club announced on Tuesday that its board planned to "explore strategic alternatives," including a potential sale of the club. The news came on the same day that Manchester United announced that star player Cristiano Ronaldo would be leaving the club.

While it has no plans to buy Manchester United, Apple has been pushing into sports content. The company partnered with the MLB to air a weekly "Friday Night Baseball" doubleheader on Apple TV+ during the 2022 regular season, and it will be the exclusive provider of MLS games for the next 10 years. Apple is reportedly also considered a frontrunner for streaming rights to the NFL's Sunday Ticket package starting next season.

Article Link: No, Apple Isn't Planning to Buy Manchester United

The Daily Star. Really!? 🤦🏼‍♂️