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Ronaldo excited about return of Portugal's 'King' Pepe

Ronaldo is excited about the return of experienced defender Pepe to the Portugal squad after he missed Thursday's 3-1 win over Turkey due to COVID-19. "The king is back! Pepe is back in the house! Look out!" a smiling Ronaldo shouted before Portugal's training session on a warm and sunny Sunday morning in Porto as the 39-year-old defender emerged from the dressing room. They laughed and hugged before beginning the warm-up side by side, in the penultimate training session before the World Cup qualifying playoff against North Macedonia on Tuesday for a place in this year's tournament in Qatar.

Italy players left dressing room in a mess after loss to North Macedonia

For the first time in their rich footballing history, Italy will be absent from two consecutive World Cups.

Real Madrid | Camavinga aspira a ir al Mundial

La primavera adelantada que Eduardo Camavinga vive en las últimas semanas con el Real Madrid se prolonga también al parón FIFA. El jueves, el internacional blanco jugó el partido completo y marcó el primero de los dos goles de la victoria de Francia Sub-21 frente a Islas Feroe en partido de clasificación para el Europeo de la categoría. Mediada la primera mitad, recibió el balón de Admine Adli (jugador del Leverkusen) a diez metros de la frontal del área, regateó al feroés Lökin y, cuando Radosavljevic le salía al paso, armó un zurdazo para batir a Reynatröd con un disparo ajustado al palo izquierdo, similar al que marcó en septiembre a Macedonia del Norte.

Giant-killers North Macedonia ready to destroy Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup dream

There are no prizes for guessing which team Cristiano Ronaldo preferred to face as Portugal prepare for the final step towards qualifying for the 2022 World Cup. But facing North Macedonia, a team rapidly gaining a reputation for its giant-killings, offers a precarious scenario.

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Ronaldo excited about return of Portugal's 'King' Pepe

Italy players left dressing room in a mess after loss to North Macedonia

Real Madrid | Camavinga aspira a ir al Mundial

Giant-killers North Macedonia ready to destroy Cristiano Ronaldo's World Cup dream

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