Rafael Nadal cheers as Spain pulls off a resounding 3-0 win over Croatia to kick off UEFA Euro 2024 campaign

Rafael Nadal cheered for the Spanish national football team after their win against Croatia. The 'La Roja' started their UEFA Euro 2024 campaign with an astounding victory.

The 17th edition of the UEFA Euro competition is underway in Germany, living up to its reputation with some high-quality football on display. On Saturday, June 15, Spain pulled off a resounding victory over Luka Modric's Croatia. They beat Croatia by a 3-0 margin at the Olympiastadion in Berlin in a Group B opener.

After Spain's dominant victory, Rafael Nadal congratulated the team in his style. The 22-time Grand Slam champion, an avid football follower, took to social media to cheer for his country's men's football team. Rafael Nadal, on his Instagram story, shared the pictures of their winning posters, clapping for the team.

In Spanish, he wrote -

"Vamos Espana"(Spain's flag) [Translation -let's go Spain]

"Vamossssss" (Claps)

Screenshot of Rafael Nadal cheering for Spanish football team

Rafael Nadal cheers for La Roja

The defending Nations League winners Spain will now face the current champions Italy in their next match on Friday, June 21.

Ahead of the 2024 Euro, Spain announced their squad in a very unique way involving Rafael Nadal. The 38-year-old narrated the squad announcement video which featured the family members of the players. The announcement video was captioned -

"There is no better narrator for this video than someone who knows A LOT about WIN: @RafaelNadal."

In a special announcement package, Nadal narrated a very inspiring message for the team. He was quoted as saying -

“Each football match is more than a game; it is a shared moment, a connection that unites parents, children, friends, couples, and families. This year, the list of players who will defend the shirt of our team will be announced by the true pillars of the footballers: their families and friends. … With the support of an entire country, our players are going to Germany for the fourth Euro Cup. Vamos, España!”

You can watch the announcement video here -

"The best for my body is not to change surface" - Rafael Nadal announces that he will skip Wimbledon 2024

Nadal after winning The Championships Wimbledon 2010

Rafael Nadal announced that he will skip the 2024 Wimbledon to prepare well for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 22-time Grand Slam champion has won two gold medals for his country at the Olympics and will look to increase the medals tally this year.

Nadal took to social media to announce his decision to skip the 2024 Wimbledon championships. The Spaniard in his statement claimed that the decision had been made, as it was best for his body to keep playing on the clay surface till the Olympics.

He tweeted -

"During my post match press conference at Roland Garros I was asked about my summer calendar and since then I have been practicing on clay. It was announced yesterday that I will play at the summer Olympics in Paris, my last Olympics."

"With this goal, we believe that the best for my body is not to change surface and keep playing on clay until then. It’s for this reason that I will miss playing at the Championships this year at Wimbledon. I am saddened not to be able to live this year the great atmosphere of that amazing event that will always be in my heart, and be with all the British fans that always gave me great support. I will miss you all."