Hoy separamos de nuevo nuestros caminos. Hoy de nuevo me llevo en el corazón cada momento vivido en esta maravillosa segunda etapa como entrenador del Real Madrid. Han sido años inolvidables, un viaje increíble lleno de emociones, títulos y, sobre todo, del orgullo de representar a este escudo.
Gracias al presidente Florentino Pérez, al club, a mis jugadores, a mi staff y, por encima de todo, a esta afición única que siempre me ha hecho sentir como uno de ellos. Lo que hemos conseguido juntos quedará para siempre en la memoria del madridismo, no sólo por los triunfos, sino por la manera en que los logramos. Las noches mágicas del Bernabéu son ya historia del fútbol.
Ahora comienza una nueva aventura, pero mi vínculo con el Real Madrid es eterno.
Hasta pronto, madridistas.
Hala Madrid y Nada Más.
After almost two-and-a-half years, and during the most successful period in the club's history, our head coach, @XabiAlonso, will leave #Bayer04 at the end of the season.
Vamos, @RafaelNadal!
As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.
Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.
I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.
And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more.
OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.
We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.
I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.
I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.
And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.
Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.
Rafa that!
Best always, your fan,
Roger
No es solo que la administración haya fallado para prevenir, es que está fallando en actuar sobre el daño causado
Decenas de miles de millones de euros para que sea la gente y las asociaciones con pocos recursos quienes tengan que estar levantando los barrios. Una muestra clara de que la política no consiste en cuánto dinero se gasta, sino en planes reales y eficientes para atajar los problemas
Es en estos momentos donde se muestra la situación política de un país; mientras barrios enteros siguen sepultados, la administración central no se pone de acuerdo con la autonómica para desplazar todos y cada uno de los recursos necesarios
Es aquí donde se tiene que ser exigente sobre cómo gastamos los recursos. Lo que está ocurriendo en Valencia es lo que está ocurriendo con la sanidad, la educación y el gasto público de este país
Y lo peor de todo, sin nadie que dimita o acepte responsabilidades. Vergüenza
Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo, gracias a todos los estais haciendo lo máximo posible por ayudar a vuestros vecinos
Mil gracias a todos
Many thanks to all
Merci beaucoup à tous
Grazie mille à tutti
谢谢大家
شكرا لكم جميعا
תודה לכולכם
Obrigado a todos
Vielen Dank euch allen
Tack alla
Хвала свима
Gràcies a tots