Real Madrid CF: former tennis player Rafael Nadal’s board appointment proposed to general assembly

News Tank Football - Paris - Appointment #459584 - Published on 04/11/26 at 15:00
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Spain’s Rafael Nadal, winner of 22 Grand Slam tournaments - ©  D.R.

The board of directors of Real Madrid CF (LALIGA EA Sports), which met on 4 November 2026, decided to submit to the general assembly of delegate members the ratification of the appointment of Rafael Nadal as a new member of the board of directors (composition below), the club said on the same day.

"For Real Madrid and for all Madridistas, it is a source of immense pride that a figure of his sporting and human stature, a reference in Spanish and world sport, is joining our club’s board of directors and will contribute, in this role, to its present and future," the club said about its member no. 67,778 and honorary member.

The appointment of the player, who has won 92 individual titles, including 22 Grand Slam tournaments and five Davis Cup titles with Spain, is due to be approved at the…

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Spain’s Rafael Nadal, winner of 22 Grand Slam tournaments - ©  D.R.

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