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Report: Swindon Town alleged to be subject of Red Bull takeover; taken over by Tim Sherwood instead

Depending on whose anonymous sources you choose to trust, Red Bull is either stalking England in search of new club to add to its global soccer family, or it is doing no such thing.

What is indisputable, however, is Red-Bull-is-coming-for-your-football-club remains one of the more reliable bogeyman stories in English football.

Leeds United fans have been dealing with such rumors for a long time. Nottingham Forest supporters have had a more recent taste of Red-Bull-takeover gossip. And now Swindon Town fans have had a passing brush with a Red-Bull-wants-your-team rumor.