Martinez hails Pepe’s ‘love for the game’ as Portuguese veteran stars at Euro 2024
DORTMUND: Portugal veteran Pepe is the oldest player to ever appear at the European Championships, but that didn’t stop him from being one of the best players in Saturday’s win over Turkey, as manager Roberto Martinez described the 41-year-old as a ‘great example’ . The Porto centre-back, who turned 41 in February, set the record for the competition’s oldest player when he featured in his country’s 2-1 win over the Czech Republic in their Euro 2024 opener. He passed the mark set by Hungary goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly, who was 40 years and 86 days when he featured against Belgium in
