The tennis great will be ratified at the club’s general assembly on 21 November.

Rafael Nadal has accepted an invitation from Florentino Perez to join Real Madrid's Board of Directors. The 22-time Grand Slam champion's appointment will now go before the club's General Assembly of Delegated Members for ratification.

MADRID, Nov 4 : Real Madrid are set to add a champion from another sporting arena to their boardroom, with 22-times tennis Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal's appointment as a director to be put to members for ratification, the club said on Wednesday.The board agreed at its November 4 meeting to submit the appo