{"id":15789,"date":"2026-05-14T05:48:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/2026\/05\/14\/rafael-nadal-to-become-new-real-madrid-president-after-florentino-perez-tennis-legend-breaks-silence-football-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T05:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:48:09","slug":"rafael-nadal-to-become-new-real-madrid-president-after-florentino-perez-tennis-legend-breaks-silence-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saharanews.in\/?p=15789","title":{"rendered":"Rafael Nadal to become new Real Madrid president after Florentino Perez? Tennis legend breaks silence | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-131083655,imgsize-69444,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/rafael-nadal-and-florentino-perez.jpg\" alt=\"Rafael Nadal to become new Real Madrid president after Florentino Perez? Tennis legend breaks silence\" title=\"Rafael Nadal and Florentino Perez\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Rafael Nadal and Florentino Perez\">Rafael Nadal and Florentino Perez<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rafael-nadal\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Rafael Nadal<\/a> has denied rumours that he plans to run for president of Real Madrid after reports linked him to the role following a disappointing season for the Spanish club.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Speculation started after current president Florentino Perez announced fresh club elections. <!-- -->With Madrid ending the season without a major trophy, many fans were unhappy, and reports claimed Nadal could enter the race to replace Perez.<!-- --> However, the tennis legend quickly rejected the claims.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Indian tennis star Shrivalli opens up on injuries &amp; comeback journey<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cI have read reports that link me to possible candidacies for the presidency of Real Madrid. I would like to clarify that these reports are not true,\u201d Nadal posted on X.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Perez also made it clear that he has no plans to resign despite criticism from supporters after a poor campaign. Real Madrid lost the La Liga title to rivals Barcelona and were knocked out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/uefa-champions-league\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">UEFA Champions League<\/a> by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>\u201cI am not going to resign,\u201d Perez said during a press conference.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>The long-time club president avoided discussing transfers or coaching changes and instead focused on defending his overall record at the club. Perez reminded fans that Real Madrid have won multiple trophies during his leadership across football and basketball.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>\u201cI sometimes share the frustration that this year we haven\u2019t managed to win anything,\u201d Perez admitted. \u201cHowever, I must remind you that, with me as president, we\u2019ve won 66 titles.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>As pressure grows around the club, Perez insisted that anyone unhappy with his leadership is free to contest the elections.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>\u201cWhy do they want to get rid of me? Just because a few people are saying they want to stand for election? Let them stand.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/football\/top-stories\/rafael-nadal-to-become-new-real-madrid-president-after-florentino-perez-tennis-legend-breaks-silence\/articleshow\/131083100.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Nadal and Florentino Perez NEW DELHI: Rafael Nadal has denied rumours that he plans to run for president of Real Madrid after reports linked him to the role following a disappointing season for the Spanish club.Speculation started after current president Florentino Perez announced fresh club elections. 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