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Tennis great Rafael Nadal set to join Real Madrid board

Tennis great Rafael Nadal set to join Real Madrid board

Also reported by BBC Top Stories

Summary

Real Madrid plans to put Rafael Nadal’s appointment as a club director to a vote by its General Assembly of Delegated Members. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam champion and an honorary club member, said he accepted the invitation and wants to contribute.

Key Facts

  • Real Madrid’s board agreed to submit Nadal’s appointment for member ratification.
  • Nadal retired from professional tennis in November 2024.
  • Nadal won 92 singles titles, two Olympic gold medals and five Davis Cup titles with Spain, according to the club.
  • Nadal said he accepted the invitation from club president Florentino Pérez and the board.
  • Pérez won another four-year term as Real Madrid president in June.
  • More than a third of voting members backed challenger Enrique Riquelme in the presidential election.
  • Riquelme opposed plans to bring outside investment into the member-owned club.
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