🔻Real Madrid announced on Wednesday, November 4, that Rafael Nadal, a tennis legend from Spain and holder of 22 Grand Slam titles, has accepted the proposal to join the club’s board of directors.

🔹According to an official statement from Real Madrid, the club’s board has agreed to Nadal’s membership proposal, but the finalization of this appointment depends on approval by the assembly of the club’s member representatives on November 21.

🔹The 40-year-old Nadal, who retired from professional tennis in 2024, is an honorary member of the club and one of Real Madrid’s longtime fans.

🔹After announcing this news, he shared a picture of his childhood wearing a Real Madrid shirt on the social media platform X, and wrote: “I want to thank Florentino Pérez, the club’s president, and the members of the board who suggested that I join the board of Real Madrid.”

🔹Nadal added: “I accepted this proposal with great enthusiasm, a desire to learn, and a willingness to provide any help that I can.”

🔹Real Madrid also praised Nadal in a statement and called him one of the greatest figures in the history of sport, as well as a model of humility, effort, and a competitive spirit.

🔹The statement said: “For Real Madrid and all the fans of this club, it is a great honor that a person with such a sporting and human standing joins our board of directors and helps the present and future of the club.”