A moment that only exists at Euro 2024, two men hugged each other and cried.
An extremely emotional moment after Portugal lost 4-5 (penalty) to France in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals in the early morning of July 6. Pepe was like a child, leaning on Ronaldo’s shoulder and bursting into tears.
At 41, Pepe still runs tirelessly in Germany after the last 5 matches. He always appears when Portugal is in danger in front of the goal. Over the years, Pepe has always been an indispensable stopper for this team.
For Pepe, this tear is not just regret after a loss to say goodbye to Euro 2024. But perhaps for him, this is also the last Euro in his football career.
Ronaldo did not cry today. He was strong and a solid shoulder for his 2 years older brother to lean on.
When the man burst into tears, cried for this failure and the whole journey that had just ended incompletely.
Pepe’s 41 years old face is a bit old. But at that age, he had a very good Euro according to football fans.
For Ronaldo, perhaps he has the most emotions at this moment. It is a struggle that makes tears unable to fall.
After the loss, Ronaldo looked far away and he didn’t cry anymore. Maybe the 39-year-old striker understood that his age had made his legs less agile.
The image of Ronaldo is quiet, Mbappe stands out with a victorious smile. It’s time, the old bamboo grows new bamboo, what’s strange?
Goodbye Portugal, see you again at the next Euro, there probably won’t be Pepe or Ronaldo anymore…
