Cristiano Ronaldo in Stitches After Attempt to Draw Portugal Teammate Pepe’s Face Goes Horribly Wrong

Cristiano Ronaldo in Stitches After Attempt to Draw Portugal Teammate Pepe’s Face Goes Horribly Wrong

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:17 PM
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  • Cristiano Ronaldo was left laughing his head off after his attempt to draw his teammate Pepe went terribly wrong
  • The 37-year-old couldn't stop laughing as he revealed the picture to his Portugal teammate, who was flabbergasted
  • Portugal open their 2022 FIFA World Cup campaign with a tough encounter versus Ghana on Thursday, November 24

Cristiano Ronaldo's attempt to draw the face of Portugal's teammate Pepe did not go as planned, as the end result was genuinely laughable.

Ronald and Portugal are preparing for their opening match of the 2022 World Cup against Ghana on Thursday, November 24.

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Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe have 320 combined caps for Portugal. Photo by Octavio Passos.
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Ghana's test will be a tough one and with Portugal dubbed as dark horses, the game might go a different way. Both teams are in Group H alongside Uruguay and South Korea.

On the other hand, Ronaldo is looking to secure the status as the best footballer of all time with a World Cup win, a journey that still has a long way to go.

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Portugal's best-ever performance at a World Cup was when they reached the semis in 2006, losing to France. They then lost the third-place playoff to Germany 3-1 to finish fourth.

Ronaldo draws Pepe

The pair are obviously close, having played in the same team for many years with both Portugal and Spanish giants Real Madrid.

39-year-old defender Pepe was perturbed as to why his teammate had burst out laughing. As Ronaldo revealed the unflattering drawing, the 37-year-old Manchester United star started laughing uncontrollably, likely at his own drawing ability.

Some fans aimed some cheeky jibes at the drawing. One claimed that Ronaldo is a better assist than Lionel Messi, while another said they've never seen Ronaldo laugh that loud.

Ronaldo addresses Fernandes issue

Sports Brief earlier reported on Ronaldo finally addressing the awkward handshake between him and Bruno Fernandes, in the wake of his explosive interview.

Ronaldo blasted the press for 'turning a molehill into a mountain' with regard to the seemingly awkward interaction between the Portugal teammates.

He said the handshake was an inside joke between the pair, but the press blew things out of proportion to create false narratives about him.

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Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.