The oldest football player of Euro 2024, the Portuguese Pepe, believes that Cristiano Ronaldo will celebrate the championship in Germany
Age is just a number for them: Ronaldo and Pepe show top form, Photo: REUTERS
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Luka Modrić is the oldest scorer in the history of European championships, but the two aces of the Portuguese selection will have a chance to “fix” that record. If Portugal’s defender Pepe scores a goal – Portugal will play against Slovenia in the round of 2024 of Euro 41, the XNUMX-year-old stopper will go down in history.
He, but not two years younger Cristiano Ronaldo, who is also older than Modrić, is no stranger to scoring goals. Ronaldo had a goal against Turkey but gifted the goal to Bruno Fernandes, against Georgia he was saved by Georgi Mamardashvili as many as three excellent shots.
The best scorer in the history of national football, Cristiano Ronaldo, is still without a goal and for the first time in his 10th participation in the group competition, he did not score a goal. Waiting for him to “work” in the playoffs.
“Cristiano lives for goals, that’s a fact. But have you seen how willingly he helps the team on the field, in defense? It’s fantastic! At 39 years old, he plays and runs more than anyone else in our team. He’s doing well and will be very good in the final phase of the European Championship and I hope, or even am sure, that he will bring us a lot of joy,” said Pepe.
He was born in February, just like Cristiano Ronaldo, but he is almost two years older. Despite this, Pepe played perfectly in every game for Porto last season.
