Former Real Madrid defender Pepe has retired from professional football. The 41-year-old won 33 major honours in his professional career. The likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos have ...

Cristiano Ronaldo has joined the wave of messages expressing affection and gratitude towards Pepe following the Portuguese defender's retirement announcement on Thursday at the age of 41.

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 ...

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. The former centre-back made the claim ...