The previous news is not true. Apple has no plans to acquire Premier League club Manchester United at this stage.

CTOnews.com, Nov. 25 (Xinhua)-- Apple has no plans to buy Premier League club Manchester United at this stage, a person familiar with the matter said. The Daily Star, a British tabloid, recently reported that Apple plans to spend about $7 billion on Manchester United, but foreign media MacRumors directly contacted a number of people familiar with the matter, saying the report was wrong and untrue.

Manchester United has been majority owned by the Glazer family since 2005. The club announced on Tuesday that its board plans to "explore strategic options", one of which is to sell the club. The news came on the same day that Manchester United announced that star player Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo would leave the club.

Although there are no plans to buy Manchester United, Apple has been promoting the development of sports content. The company is partnering with MLB to broadcast "Friday Night Baseball" two games a week on Apple TV + during the 2022 regular season, and will become the exclusive supplier of MLS games over the next 10 years. According to reports, Apple is also considered to be the leader in streaming media rights for the NFL Sunday ticket set, which begins next season.