ELON Musk has made a surprise appearance at the World Cup final in Qatar.
The billionaire was seen walking into the Lusail Stadium to watch Argentina take on France in the final of tournament.
After taking his seat in the ground he post a video showing the two countries’ giant flags.
“At the World Cup right now, ” said 51-year-old Tesla and Space X entrepreneur.
Earlier this year he made the shock announcement he was buying Manchester United, a club he claimed to have supported as a boy.
Supporters on Twitter could not believe their luck when billionaire Musk casual posted: “I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome.”
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In a Twitter thread regarding buying the team, Musk posted: ‘’Although, if it were any team, it would be Man U.
“They were my fav team as a kid.’’
But he confirmed in a following tweet that this was in fact not true and the whole episode was a wind up.
‘’No, this is a long running joke on Twitter. I’m not buying any sports teams.’’
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His appearance comes in the wake of controversy over his takeover of Twitter.
He came under fire for suspending the accounts of journalists who had written negative stories about his role at the social media site.
As of 2022, his estimated net worth is $176billion, according to Forbes.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
