Liverpool FC is one of the worldās oldest, proudest and most successful sporting teams. Itās also on the shopping list of a Chinese video gaming giant.
Zhu Jun is founder of The9, the online gaming provider that used to operate World of Warcraft in China, and now holds a majority stake in Red 5 Studios.
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In a weird twist, if successful, 44 year-old Jun would become the first owner of the team to have actually played against them, exerting his influence during a 2007 match between Shenhua and Liverpool to get himself on the pitch for five minutes.
Chinese gaming tycoon holds takeover talks with Liverpool [The Independent]
