Ronaldo, with whom Pepe kickstarted an era of European dominance for Real, took to Twitter to post an emotional tribute to his friend. He said: 'There are not enough words to express how much you ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has joined the wave of messages expressing affection and gratitude towards Pepe following the Portuguese ... how much you mean to me, my friend," Ronaldo wrote.

Former Real Madrid and Portugal star Pepe once claimed that he wanted his ex-teammate and good friend Cristiano Ronaldo to join him at Turkish side Besiktas.