Ghana: Pepe retires at 41 – Ghanaian Times

Portugal defender Pepe has announced his retirement from football, ending one of the most highly decorated careers of recent times.

Pepe, 41, became the oldest play­er to appear at a European Cham­pionship finals this summer, and his last match was Portugal’s penalty shootout defeat by France in the quarter-finals.

The former Real Madrid cen­ter-back made 141 appearances for his country – only Cristiano Ronaldo and Joao Moutinho have more Por­tugal caps – while he…