Cristiano Ronaldo This Thursday he dedicated some heartfelt lines on their social networks to Pepeafter the famous defender announced his retirement from professional football: “There are no words to express how much you mean to me, friend.”
“We won everything there was to win on the field, but the greatest achievement is the friendship and respect I have for you. You are unique, my brother.“Thank you for everything,” CR7 said on Instagram.
Pepe is one of Cristiano’s best friends has in the world of football. They started out just a few months apart in the youth ranks of Portuguese club Sporting CP. From then on, they shared paths in their careers for long periods, at Real Madrid and with the Portuguese national team.
Together they won 17 titles, with three UEFA Champions Leagues at Merengue and the first and only European Championship title that Portugal has in its trophy cabinet.
Madrid bids farewell with “gratitude” to Pepe, one of its “great legends”
Real Madrid said goodbye to Pepe with “gratitude” and “admiration”, and it He described him as one of the club’s “great legends”with whom he won fourteen titles, including three Champions Leagues.
“Following Pepe’s announcement of his retirement from professional football, Real Madrid CF would like to express its gratitude, affection and admiration for one of the great legends of our club and of world football,” Real Madrid said in a statement.
Real Madrid reviewed Pepe’s career, who completed a decade in the ‘white house, from 2007 to 2017, in which he won all possible titles at club level: 3 European Cups, 2 Club World Cups, 2 European Super Cups, 3 Leagues, 2 Copas del Rey and 2 Spanish Super Cups.
“During the ten seasons in which he defended our shirt, he won 14 titles in 334 games. Pepe has also been one of the greatest players of the Portuguese national team, with which he won 1 European Championship and 1 Nations League. He is also part of the history of FC Porto, with which he won 1 Intercontinental Cup, 4 Leagues, 5 Cups, 4 Portuguese Super Cups and 1 League Cup,” Real Madrid highlighted.
“Pepe has been one of the best defenders for Real Madrid and in European football, and he will always have the recognition and affection of all Real Madrid fans. Real Madrid wishes him and his entire family the best of luck in this new stage of his life,” the statement said.
