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Pepe continues ‘s***house’ tactics as Portugal legend wildly smiles after brutal tackle in Euro 2020 clash with Belgium


EURO 2020 has bid farewell to Portugal hero Pepe – with Belgium just one team more than happy to see the back of the veteran defender.

Sunday’s last-16 tie somewhat inevitably ended with the 38-year-old on a booking after he clattered into Thorgan Hazard in trademark style.

Pepe flashed a smile moments after getting booked versus Belgium

In the 77th minute, the former Real Madrid star wiped out Hazard and earned a yellow card for his troubles.

Fans revelled in his ‘s***house’ tactics after TV cameras picked up his beaming smile moments later.

Twitter user Ed commented: “Pepe is the single greatest s***house in all of football. You simply have to admire his supreme levels of snide.”

Jamie remarked: “Pepe 38 unreal and a classic s***house which I love.”

Zak tweeted: “Pepe absolute s***house haha got to love him nailing Hazard after the whistle has went hahaha.”

Don wrote: “He breeds violence, lol.”

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Somewhat amazingly, it was the only foul Pepe conceded and he won possession eight times – a tally only behind defensive partner Ruben Dias.

Thorgan Hazard’s first-half strike sunk the defending champions on an end-to-end night in Spain.

Porto star Pepe renewed his contract with the club until 2023 amid claims he could play until the age of 42.

Pepe fumes at Rui Patricio after he ignored veteran and Cristiano Ronaldo telling him Karim Benzema would go left


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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