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Red Bull jokes about Max Verstappen joining Leeds United after buying stake

Red Bull jokes about Max Verstappen joining Leeds FC after buying stake

30 May at 20:00
  • Matt Gretton
  • Editor-in-Chief

Max Verstappen has been linked with a shock move to Leeds United, jokes Red Bull on X. Red Bull has just bought a minority stake in Leeds United, a football club playing in the second tier of English football. Red Bull will be their shirt sponsor for next season. The energy drink conglomerate already owns five football clubs. Red Bull Salzburg, RB Leipzig and the New York Red Bulls are the most notable. Leeds will not become a Red Bull club, however, says the club in a recent statement. statement. Red Bull has created a world-class sporting empire over the years. Former owner Dietrich Mateschitz sponsored the Sauber F1 team in 1995, and the rest is history. 

Max Verstappen's footballing prowess:

Before the 2016 Monaco Grand Prix, Verstappen played in a charity football match alongside Fernando Alonso, Sebastian Vettel, Felipe Massa and Carlos Sainz. The F1 drivers were against an all-star lineup headed by Prince Albert of Monaco. The F1 drivers won 3-1, with two Fernando Alonso goals helping them along the way.