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Reports: Red Bull exec floats dream of Dutch soccer club takeover; Dutch FA says no

Red Bull's top man in the Netherlands - Jan Smilde - offered a new twist on an old story this week: the familiar tale of Red Bull stalking a soccer team to takeover was given fresh impetus by the fact it was started by a senior employee of the soccer world's favorite corporate bogeyman.

In an interview with Dutch radio station BNR, Smilde said he would like to see his employer take on a soccer club in the Netherlands. Per Fox Sports Asia's translation:

That would be my wish.