Pepe expresses his deep admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo

During a recent interview, Pepe expressed a hidden reason behind his deep admiration for Cristiano Ronaldo as a person.

We all remember the bromance between Pepe and Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid. Both Portuguese players shared tremendous memories at the Spanish club but they play for different clubs today. Despite this distance between them, they still share the dressing room at the Portugal National Team. Pepe always explained his deep admiration for his compatriot but he hadn’t shared an interesting detail about his personality.

You all know how hard-headed Pepe can be as a defender, which is a reason Ronaldo always takes care of him. In fact, there was a time when the Porto player got a serious head injury and Cristiano was always by his side. People didn’t know this but Pepe decided to make it public in a recent interview. Just another proof that Ronaldo is a stand up guy.

Pepe: "Cristiano é o melhor da história"
Em EXCLUSIVA ao nosso repórter Arthur Quezada, Pepe não poupou elogios ao amigo Cristiano Ronaldo e explicou porque o considera o melhor da história! 🔝1️⃣ O zagueiro vai estar em campo em Porto x Chelsea na próxima quarta, às 15h30, no Estádio TNT Sports e na TNT! #CasaDaChampions
Posted by TNT Sports Brasil on Friday, April 2, 2021

Pepe’s accounts of Ronaldo’s greatness.

In a recent interview with TNT Sports Brasil’s Facebook channel, this is what Pepe said: “I deeply admire Cris and people know this from our time in Madrid. To me, he is the best player in football history. He managed to do what no other player did before him. Ronald won in England, Spain, Italy, and with the Portugal National Team. We are 10 million people here. He was our captain and a lot of people criticize him without knowing what happens within. Just look at what he did at the Euros.

“When he gave Moutinho the chance to take a penalty, the greatness he showed in that moment. That’s his main characteristic. I cut my head open and said: ‘Pepe, hitting yourself in the head is dangerous’. He was with me in Real Madrid, when Casillas knocked me out twice. There was one time when he visited me in the hospital because he saw the situation was very serious. He told me that hitting your head was very dangerous. When I left the pitch the last time he faced me, he said: ‘You will play because I want to win with you on the pitch’. I responded by saying: ‘Okay, you’ll win with me on the pitch but I will win the round’.”