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The central defender of the national team of Portugal, Pepe, has become the oldest player in the history of the European Championships, reports the official website of UEFA.
In the match of the 1st round of Euro 2024 against the Czech Republic, a representative of Porto showed up in the starting warehouse for the team of Roberto Martinez. Camp on the 18th of June 2024, Pepe 41 rivers and 113 days.
Previously, the record belonged to Ugorsk national team goalkeeper Gabor Kiray. The match between the 1/8 finals of Euro 2016 and Belgium took 40 years and 86 days.
Before Pepe, the oldest field player in the European Championships was the legendary German Lothar Matthaus, who played for his national team at Euro 2000 for 39 years and 91 days..
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