Actual Madrid have appointed Rafael Nadal to the membership’s board of administrators.
The membership expressed its satisfaction on the information the 22-time Grand Slam champion, and longtime Actual Madrid fan, had taken the chief position on Wednesday.
Following the announcement, Nadal printed a photograph of himself as a baby carrying a Actual Madrid package on his X account.
“I need to thank president Florentino Perez and the board who proposed me to be a part of the board of administrators at Actual Madrid,” Nadal wrote within the caption.
“I accepted this proposal with nice pleasure, a need to be taught and contribute all the things I can.”
It comes after Nadal, an honorary member of Actual Madrid, took to social media earlier in 2026 to disclaim reviews linking him to a attainable candidacy for the membership’s presidency as “unfaithful”.
Following Wednesday’s announcement, Actual Madrid paid homage to the 40-year-old, who retired from skilled tennis in 2024, explaining Nadal’s values aligned with the membership’s.
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Nadal, a lifelong Actual Madrid fan, expressed his delight on the information he could be becoming a member of Actual Madrid’s board
“Rafael Nadal, an honorary member of Actual Madrid, is likely one of the best legends within the historical past of sport and probably the most admired and recognised Spanish athletes on the earth,” a membership spokesperson mentioned.
“For Actual Madrid and for all Madrid followers, it’s a nice supply of satisfaction {that a} determine of his sporting and human stature, a benchmark of Spanish and world sport, will turn into a part of our Board of Administrators and contribute, from this place of duty, to the current and way forward for our membership.
“Rafael Nadal has cast a legendary sporting profession. However his determine represents rather more than his successes: his expertise, his fixed drive to enhance, his capability for sacrifice, his competitiveness, his humility, his respect for rivals and team-mates, and his dedication to solidarity make him an instance each on and off the court docket.
“All these values ​​are a part of Actual Madrid’s identification, and Rafael Nadal has represented and defended them all through his sporting life, changing into a task mannequin for thousands and thousands of individuals all over the world.”