Rafael Nadal, in a navy blue suit and white shirt, waves while appearing on the pitch at a Real Madrid game in 2022 with two officials wearing yellow standing behind himImage source, Getty Images
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Rafael Nadal has made a number of appearances on the pitch at Real Madrid matches

ByMike PeterBBC Sport Journalist
  • Published2 hours ago

Tennis great Rafael Nadal is set to join the board of Spanish football giants Real Madrid.

Nadal won 22 Grand Slam titles, two Olympic gold medals and helped Spain claim five Davis Cups before retiring in 2024.

Real's members will be asked to approve the 40-year-old's appointment to the board at a meeting later this month.

In a statement announcing the move, external, the club said Nadal was "one of the greatest legends in the history of sport and one of the most admired and recognised Spanish athletes in the world".