Pepe suffered a broken arm but battled on in warrior-like fashion as Portugal were dumped out the World Cup on Saturday.
The 39-year-old defender was unable to help his nation reach the semi-finals, as tournament dark horses Morocco stunned Cristiano Ronaldo and Co. by pulling off a remarkable 1-0 win. And to literally add injury to insult, the Portuguese FA - which is set to sack manager Fernando Santos - has confirmed that Pepe was informed of a fracture to his left arm following a visit to hospital in Doha.
It's unknown for how long the former Real Madrid stalwart carried on playing after the fracture, but the pain of his injury hurt far less than that of Portugal's shock exit from Qatar. Pepe was so furious that he conjured up the energy to brutally criticise Argentine referee Facundo Tello post-match, suggesting that the official was showing bias towards his own nation - who themselves reached the last four on Friday with a penalty-shootout victory over the Netherlands.
