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In a shocking turn of events, none other than Rafael Nadal, the megastar tennis player from Mallorca, Spain, has turned his head to football
The news broke this morning as Miguel Ángel Nadal (Director of Football at Mallorca and also Rafa's uncle) announced that his nephew has been brought in to be the new manager at Iberostar Estadi. Miguel was noted as saying that Rafa has come in to do the job for absolutely free as he has come in to restore the club into financial order.
"My nephew, Rafael, is obviously a very notorious man in Mallorca, being from here and all. We really need to save as much money as possible here and I knew that Rafa's love for the club would persuade him to come work here voluntarily."
Things have been on the decline in Palma de Mallorca for a while now with the club slipping out of the top flight in the 2012/13 season after 16 seasons in La Liga. The club has failed to deal with financial problems caused by the relocation into the Liga Adelante.
Although Nadal has no football experience in management other than a National C license, Miguel is confident that his status as a Spanish sporting icon will help him in the dressing room.
"Obviously, Rafa has led this country to glory across the world on the tennis front. We feel that respect transfers into all the people of Espana and not that just of the tennis fans out there."
Whether or not some of the elite players that Mallorca still possesses will follow Nadal is another story.
Captain Josep Lluís Martí was quoted as saying "I wouldn't be surprised if one or two of the guys here were worried about the fact that Rafa has been called in purely just for financial reasons and not for footballing reasons. A lot of these guys just want to get back in to La Liga instead of stabilising ourselves in the Adelante"
Rafa himself, nor his representatives have said any word of the matter as of yet. It is reported that Nadal will attempt to keep a low profile among his time at the helm of Mallorca.
"The King of Clay" - Rafa Nadal
In a shocking turn of events, none other than Rafael Nadal, the megastar tennis player from Mallorca, Spain, has turned his head to football
The news broke this morning as Miguel Ángel Nadal (Director of Football at Mallorca and also Rafa's uncle) announced that his nephew has been brought in to be the new manager at Iberostar Estadi. Miguel was noted as saying that Rafa has come in to do the job for absolutely free as he has come in to restore the club into financial order.
"My nephew, Rafael, is obviously a very notorious man in Mallorca, being from here and all. We really need to save as much money as possible here and I knew that Rafa's love for the club would persuade him to come work here voluntarily."
Things have been on the decline in Palma de Mallorca for a while now with the club slipping out of the top flight in the 2012/13 season after 16 seasons in La Liga. The club has failed to deal with financial problems caused by the relocation into the Liga Adelante.
Although Nadal has no football experience in management other than a National C license, Miguel is confident that his status as a Spanish sporting icon will help him in the dressing room.
"Obviously, Rafa has led this country to glory across the world on the tennis front. We feel that respect transfers into all the people of Espana and not that just of the tennis fans out there."
Whether or not some of the elite players that Mallorca still possesses will follow Nadal is another story.
Captain Josep Lluís Martí was quoted as saying "I wouldn't be surprised if one or two of the guys here were worried about the fact that Rafa has been called in purely just for financial reasons and not for footballing reasons. A lot of these guys just want to get back in to La Liga instead of stabilising ourselves in the Adelante"
Rafa himself, nor his representatives have said any word of the matter as of yet. It is reported that Nadal will attempt to keep a low profile among his time at the helm of Mallorca.
"The King of Clay" - Rafa Nadal