Apple (AAPL) reportedly is interested in U.K. soccer giant Manchester United (MANU). Meanwhile, the Federal Trade Commission reportedly will challenge the planned Microsoft (MSFT) acquisition of Activision Blizzard (ATVI).
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Apple-Manchester United?
Apple could pay 5.8 billion pounds ($7 billion) for Manchester United, the Daily Star reported. The Dow Jones tech titan has no experience with owning a sports team, but CEO Tim Cook reportedly sees big opportunities from such a deal.
Apple+ airs Major League Soccer, as well as Friday Night Baseball. Its award-winning comedy Ted Lasso is about a U.S. football coach running a Premier League soccer team.
The Glazers, bowing to fans, recently agreed to put the Premier League soccer giant up for sale. They initially set an asking price of 8.25 billion pounds.
Apple stock rose 0.6% to 151.07 in Wednesday’s stock market trading after rebounding from its 50-day moving average on…
