Tennis legend Rafael Nadal set to join Real Madrid’s board of directors
New Delhi: Spanish club announced on Wednesday that the appointment of 22-time Grand Slam champion as a director will be put to its members for ratification. The board decided at its November 4 meeting to put forward the appointment for approval to the General Assembly of Delegated Members. Nadal is already an honorary member of the club.
“The Board of Directors of Real Madrid C. F., meeting today, Wednesday, November 4, has agreed to submit to the General Assembly of Delegate Members the ratification of the appointment of Rafael Nadal Parera, member number 67,778 of our club, as a new member of the Board of Directors. Rafael Nadal, honorary member of Real Madrid, is one of the greatest legends in sports history and one of the most admired and recognized Spanish athletes worldwide,” Real Madrid said in a statement.
“For Real Madrid and for all madridistas, it is an immense honor that a figure of his sporting and human stature, a reference in Spanish and global sports, joins our Board of Directors and contributes, from this role, to the present and future of our club,” the statement added.
The club further highlighted Nadal’s achievements in Tennis, including 92 tour singles titles, 22 Grand Slams, two Olympic gold medals, five Davis Cup triumphs with Spain and the No.1 spot in the world rankings
All these values are part of Real Madrid’s identity, and Rafael Nadal has represented and upheld them throughout his sporting life, becoming a role model for millions of people around the world.
Nadal accepts Real Madrid’s invitation
Nadal accepted Real Madrid’s invitation, thanking President Florentino Perez and the Board for inviting him to join the Board of Directors of the club.
“I would like to thank President Florentino Perez and the Board for inviting me to join the Board of Directors of Real Madrid. I have accepted this invitation with great enthusiasm, keen to learn and to contribute as much as I can,” he wrote on social media.
Nadal retired from professional tennis in November 2024 and has been linked with a potential future role as Real Madrid president, although he has played down the prospect. The 79-year-old Perez secured another four-year term in June after the club’s first contested presidential election in two decades.