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‘Ready to Replace Neymar’- Rafael Nadal Casually Killing It in Soccer at an Airport Goes Viral Amid FIFA World Cup Fever

Published 11/27/2022, 9:45 AM EST

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Throughout his incredible tennis journey, the Spanish tennis star, Rafael Nadal has delivered some of the most iconic performances on the court. A slew of fans has always lavished praise on the French Open champion for outclassing some of the greatest players in the ATP tour. However, Nadal’s skills and talents extend beyond the tennis court. Notably, the former world No. 1 tennis player has further stunned the audience by unveiling his great soccer skills.

Nadal, on his recent visit to Brazil, was spotted playing soccer at an airport as he was on his way to Ecuador. However, a plethora of fans was amused to see the Spaniard playing the sport in such a manner. They further named Nadal as an ideal replacement for the Brazilian soccer star, Neymar for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

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Rafael Nadal was spotted playing soccer at an airport in Brazil

During his South American exhibition tour, the former world No. 1 tennis player recently visited Brazil to play against Casper Ruud. However, Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud checked in a little early at the airport before boarding a flight to Quito, Ecuador. As a result, the French Open champion along with the Norwegian tennis star started playing soccer at the airport in Belo Horizonte.

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Nadal further shared a video clip of himself showing some great soccer skills while playing with pals including Ruud. He further added a caption to his video, “Pre check-in at the airport in Belo Horizonte… football World Cup mood 😉 Thank you Brazil for everything! 🇧🇷”

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Rafael Nadal’s football skills impressed fans. Here is how they reacted?

One of the fans talked about Nadal replacing Neymar for the group stage matches of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

The fan commented “ready to replace Neymar in group stage matches🤣”

Notably, another fan stated, “Are they going to Qatar??”

Meanwhile, some of the fans said, “Must be the Brazilian effect 🤔😂”

Another fan stated, ” Ahhh rolling with ball touches ⚽ Da Brazil style @rafaelnadal 🤣🤙🏻”

Notably, other fans further commented, “World Cup Fever ⚽️”

Here are some other interesting fan reactions,

“Even football plays smart, I fall in love 😍”

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“The Greatest! Thank you for a beautiful display! We love you 🇧🇷🤍💛💙💚”

“King of everything the best Rafa”

“If Nadal goes to Qatar we are champions”

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“We’ve got a substitute place to be left-back if you want Rafa 😂😂”

 

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Anurag Gusain

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Anurag Gusain is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. He has completed his Bachelor’s degree in English from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University. Being a huge tennis fan, he enjoys watching superstar Rafael Nadal play.
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Arijit Saha