2023-07-07 18:15:14
Rudy Fernández He has set a date for his withdrawal. The Mallorcan forward for Real Madrid has revealed that the end of his professional career will be in 2024. “I promised my father that los paris games it would be my last professional tournament”, he assured this Friday at the Mar Hotels Playa Mar & Spa hotel in the presentation of its campus that will be developed from July 8 to 15 in Port de Pollença.
The man from Palma, who will play in the next World Cup in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines in September, congratulated himself on having been called up by coach Sergio Scariolo despite his age: “That keep trusting me at 38 years old it’s because you see me in good dynamics as a team to play whatever minutes they are and to be able to help the youngest, who are very strong”. The player trained in the Sant Josep Obrer academy has made it clear that the national team is a priority. “For me, being able to represent the national team has always been in my head. I have a special relationship with Scariolo and I hope to respond to what they ask me because they trust me ”, he replied.
In addition, Rudy has valued the role that Spain can play in the World Cup. “It is true that we come from being European champions and in the pools we were not even among the ten favourites. He selector He has managed to rebuild a team that has always been competitive whoever played would play We have known how to look at all our rivals in the same way and from our victories we have earned the respect of our rivals. I hope to see the usual Ricky again or to see a very excited Santi Aldama make his debut. Slovenia and the United States will be favourites”, he has argued.
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The Mallorcan has also expressed that he welcomes the future of Spanish basketball: “You just need to see how the sub19 or sub20 come. The academies of the Spanish team continue to bear fruit”.He has also been happy about the return of the Majorcan Álex Abrines, who last year could not play the Eurobasket due to injury. “I am excited because we are three players from the islands, with Álex and Sergi Llull that we represent Balearic basketball in the national team. It is proving that sport is one of the strongest points of the islands. It only remains to see Baba Miller – world champion under 19- and the lower categories of the national team to realize the work behind it”, he highlighted.
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On the other hand, his sister and director of the campus, Marta Fernández, has explained that the 200 places on the campus have been exhausted. “More than 100 children have been left without being able to participate,” she lamented. For his part, the mayor of Pollença, Martí March, has “thanked” the Fernández brothers for once again trusting the town for their campus, in addition to thanking the Joan Mas school for giving up its facilities for another year.
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