Pepe apologizes for Messi hand stomp Published Jan. 19, 2012 12:00 a.m. ET foxsports ...

Former Portuguese centre-back Pepe was asked to pick the tougher opponent between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The two football icons have dominated the sport for nearly two decades ...

Before treading on Messi's hand, which the referee didn't punish, Pepe had already been booked for barging into Sergio Busquets in the 17th minute. He also fell in the 65th minute clutching his ...

The referee didn't see it, so Pepe (who has previously been banned for his expertise in back kicking) was able to stay on the pitch until he was subbed off in the 80th minute, but Messi would get ...

Pepe insisted that people expected him to rack up numbers like Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. He added: "Automatically, the first player to be criticised is the one that cost a lot of money.

Pepe, who had been booked for a late tackle on Sergio Busquets, deliberately trod on Messi's hand about 20 minutes from the end of Barca's 2-1 comeback win at the Bernabeu in an incident ...

Arsenal left former club-record signing Nicolas Pepe out of their traveling squad for their upcoming U.S. pre-season tour.The 28-year-old who will returned from Nice with a year left on his deal ...