Soccer-Portugal's Pepe retires from football


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Primeira Liga - FC Porto v Casa Pia - Estadio do Dragao, Porto, Portugal - December 9, 2023 FC Porto's Pepe celebrates scoring their third goal REUTERS/Miguel Vidal/File Photo

(Reuters) -Portugal defender Pepe has retired from football, the 41-year-old said on Thursday.

Pepe's last game came at Euro 2024, where Portugal were defeated by France on penalties in the quarter-finals, and he became the oldest player to appear at a European Championship finals tournament.

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