Spain is home to both Rafael Nadal and the football league La Liga. Along with being popular sports entities, they both also have a keen interest in promoting sports culture. Thus, to fulfill their common interests, the two decided to work together.

Rafa Nadal Academy and La Liga will collaborate for three years. During this time, they will initiate numerous joint ventures to advocate the significance of sports.

Presently, the Spaniard’s training centers are in Manacor, Kuwait, Mexico, and Greece. His new collaborator, La Liga, will extend this reach to over 50 countries.

To mark this momentous occasion, Academy owner Rafael Nadal and La Liga president Javier Tebas attended a virtual conference and spoke about their unique partnership.

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Rafael Nadal on collaborating with La Liga

20-time- Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal began by praising his new partner and seemed certain of the collaboration being successful in the coming years.

“Their project is unstoppable,” Rafa said. “And they have achieved that La Liga has more impact than ever at the international level and is recognized as the best in the world.”

(All quotes have been translated from Spanish to English via Google Translate)

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Additionally, the Spaniard hailed La Liga for helping other sports in the country. Together, they will only take the initiative further ahead.

“They have taken an impressive leap in quality and also in promotion,” Nadal said. “I want to congratulate them because they are giving a boost to other sports that do not have the same resources.”

In response, the La Liga president wished the 34-year-old “20%” luck for the coming Monte-Carlo Masters in Monaco. He said that the Spaniard’s hard work would cover up the rest.

Nadal responded, “If luck is with us to be able to work, then all the better.”

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Where will Nadal play next?

After his Australian Open quarterfinals crash, Rafa will resume his 2021 season in Monte-Carlo from April 11. Following that, he will play in Barcelona, Madrid, and Rome before his title-defense in Paris.

The Spaniard will defend his French Open title for the fifth consecutive year and bid for his 21st Grand Slam. But with the next-generation edging to win in France, can Rafa defend his title this year?

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