Portuguese defender Pepe doesn’t exactly make himself easy to like — one brutal temper tantrum, the kind that would make even Joey Barton blush, earned him a 10-match ban at Real Madrid after he raked his studs down the back of an opponent in 2009.

Iceland 1 Portugal 1: It was meant to be all about Cristiano Ronaldo in St Etienne but a man nicknamed Thor stole his thunder as Iceland held Portugal to a 1-1 draw in Group F.

Chris Smalling sent England to Euro 2016 on the back of another win, but the late header could not mask an underwhelming display against Portugal.

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has moved a step closer to having a national governing body.

The shocking death of 28-year-old Portuguese MMA fighter Joao Carvalho last Monday following a bout in Dublin has thrown Ireland’s lack of regulation of mixed martial arts firmly into the spotlight, writes Joe Callaghan

Two separate investigations have been launched into the death of MMA fighter Joao Carvalho following an event in Dublin last weekend.

Conor McGregor has described the death in Dublin of Portuguese MMA fighter Joao Carvalho as “heartbreaking” and “a truly bitter pill to swallow”.

THE death of Portuguese fighter João Carvalho, because of injuries he sustained during a mixed martial arts fight with Charlie ‘The Hospital’ Ward at the National Stadium last Saturday night is a tragedy.

A Portuguese cage fighter is fighting for his life after being knocked out by one of Conor McGregor’s best friends, a fight the world champion attended in Dublin.

Malmo 2 Celtic 0 (Malmo win 4-3 on aggregate): Celtic’s Champions League hopes ended amid some controversy as a 2-0 defeat by Malmo at the Swedbank Stadion put the Swedish side through to the group stages on a 4-3 aggregate victory.

Where to start? Saved penalty, Pedro’s dream debut, JT’s sending off — dull it was not.

Celtic’s Champions League hopes are in the balance after a narrow 3-2 win over Malmo in the first leg of their play-off which saw former Hoops attacker Jo Inge Berget return to haunt the Parhead club with a double.

Gareth Southgate admits England may have to reassess their selection policy after exiting the Under-21 European Championship without a string of eligible senior internationals.

With the transfer window on the verge of opening, Arsenal’s battling performance at West Ham should leave manager Arsene Wenger pondering what his priorities really should be in the market this January.

Crystal Palace 1 Chelsea 2

Brazil awoke to city centres still smouldering after a night that shocked the nation: One million anti- government protesters took to the streets in scores of cities, with clusters battling police and destroying swaths of storefronts and buildings.

Liverpool have agreed a deal in principle to sign Manchester City defender Kolo Toure.

Alex Ferguson has included Shinji Kagawa and Danny Welbeck but not Nemanja Vidic in Manchester United’s starting line-up to face Real Madrid at the Bernabeu Stadium tonight.

Wizz Air is going head to head with Ryanair on its newly launched eastern European routes out of Cork by launching “transparent low fares”.

Want a bum just like the top Brazilian models? Ruby Warrington gets the lowdown from Leandro Carvalho, the go-to butt trainer in New York.

Real Madrid 3 Real Zaragoza 1

BARCELONA maintained their hex over bitter rivals Real Madrid by coming from behind to win 2-1 in a tense Copa del Rey quarter-final first leg at the Bernabeu last night.

The Portuguese Football Federation have banned Real Madrid defender Ricardo Carvalho for 12 months for walking out on the national squad last month.

Barcelona 1 Real Madrid 1

Harry Redknapp has claimed this season’s Champions League is too close to call after watching Tottenham’s epic adventure in the competition come to an end.

Aaron Lennon was given a chance to show Tottenham fans what they were missing in their thrashing by Real Madrid last week after being recalled for tonight’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at White Hart Lane.

Karim Benzema has been included in Real Madrid’s 21-man squad for tomorrow’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at Tottenham.

Gareth Bale overcame his hamstring injury to make the starting line-up for Tottenham’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Real Madrid.

REAL MADRID progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in seven years after convincingly seeing off Lyon last night to record a 4-1 aggregate victory.

BAFETIMBI GOMIS struck a late equaliser for Lyon but Real Madrid will be favourites to progress to the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in seven years thanks to Karim Benzema’s away goal.

DIDIER DROGBA admits Chelsea have missed the experience of the players who left Stamford Bridge last summer during their recent miserable run of form.

WALLS of earth and water swept away homes in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro, wiping out families and leaving survivors scrambling yesterday to reach trapped neighbours.

At least 355 people died when walls of earth and water swept away homes in the mountains north of Rio de Janeiro.

SO you have injuries which mean your first choice centre backs are both injured?

SUBSTITUTE Pedro Leon struck an injury-time equaliser against AC Milan to send Real Madrid through to the last 16 of the Champions League and preserve the Spanish club’s unbeaten record under coach Jose Mourinho.

SEVEN people were convicted of child sex abuse in Portugal yesterday in a major trial that lasted nearly six years and shocked the country.

IT’S amazing how the arrival of a new player can focus the mind. I am a John Obi Mikel fan, but he can be frustrating sometimes.

CELTIC manager Neil Lennon believes he will be signing one of the top players in the Barclays Premier League if his loan swoop for Craig Bellamy comes off.

Real Madrid have completed the signing of Portugal centre-back Ricardo Carvalho from Chelsea.