David Vaughan is expected to be back in the Nottingham Forest squad against Championship neighbours Burton on Saturday. A niggling groin injury has kept Vaughan out for two months but the midfielder played in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Leicester this week as he continued to step up his recovery. However, some bad injury news for Forest manager Mark Warburton has seen defender Jack ...Full Story »

Jesus Vallejo's step up to the Real Madrid first-team will be officially announced on Friday, July 7, at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. With Pepe leaving the club for Besiktas, a gap at centre-back has opened up and Spanish Under-21 international Vallejo is to get his chance after a promising loan spell at Eintracht Frankfurt. At 13:00 CET, the centre-back will face questions from the press and ...Full Story »

Adrien Silva scored an extra-time winner as Portugal came from behind to beat Mexico 2-1 in the Confederations Cup third-place play-off in Moscow on Sunday. The midfielder converted a penalty after Pepe had snatched an equaliser in stoppage time to cancel out an own goal from Luis Neto. Andre Silva had missed from the spot in the first half before Mexico claimed their fortuitous breakthrough...Full Story »

It is never easy when a player with such history with the club decides to leave Real Madrid and this summer Pepe will join a list of European champions who went on to quickly depart the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. It is often said that any move away from Real Madrid is a backwards step yet for Pepe it comes after a storied career in the Spanish capital in which he gave everything for the badge...Full Story »

The Portugal defender has interest from numerous clubs, including Ligue 1 giants PSG and a number of teams from the English top flight Portugal defender Pepe confirmed he was leaving Real Madrid, but insisted he was yet to agree to a deal with Paris Saint-Germain as he revealed interest from England. Pepe, 34, is out of contract at the end of the month and wanted a two-year deal at Madrid. ...Full Story »

Man United boss Jose Mourinho is considering a move for Real Madrid defender Pepe The Portuguese centre-back is set to leave Real with his contract expiring next month. The 34-year-old is ready for a new challenge and wants to carry on playing top-level football so will ignore a mega-money move to China. Inter Milan are eager to snap him up but are set to miss out on Champions League football...Full Story »

Real Madrid have confirmed that defender Pepe, who scored in Saturday's 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid, has broken two of his ribs. The Portugal international scored his side's only goal of the game with a header, before Antoine Griezmann equalised late on. But, after a nasty collision with Toni Kroos, he struggled to continue, and was eventually forced off in the 67th minute with Nacho repl...Full Story »

Having agreed a move to Hebei China Fortune, Real Madrid defender Pepe is now set to shun his 12 million euro salary in Asia and stay put in Europe amid interest from Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain. The centre-back has long made his mind up over leaving Los Blancos when his contract expires in the summer, despite still being a key part of Zinedine Zidane's side when fit, because the ...Full Story »

Playful banter is an essential part of football. It's literally the only reason Dream Team exists so when people can't a joke and start throwing lawsuits around we get very nervous. Thankfully, Real Madrid's attempt to sue a Catalan television channel over a jokey video they did about Pepe has failed. Televisio de Catalanya ran a video depicting Madrid's Portuguese defender as Hannibal Lect...Full Story »

Real Madrid defender Pepe is a target for Chinese clubs. Marca says a failure to agree on a new Real Madrid contract has seen Pepe's head turned by a duo of astronomical offers from China that could see the Portuguese veteran end his 10-year stay in the Spanish capital. Up at the end of the season and without a clear path towards an extension after a year of negotiations, the centre-back's d...Full Story »