LIVE - Germany 2, Portugal 0: Pepe shown red for headbutting Muller
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Chalk this one down to Pepe just being, well, Pepe.
The Portuguese defender has been shown a red card after an altercation with goalscorer Thomas Muller. The defender, running with the ball at his feet, used his arm to shield Muller, and saw it inadvertently connect with the face of the German.
The referee didn't call a foul, rightly, but Pepe made sure to make the situation inexplicably worse for his team.
With Muller on the ground, Pepe did this:

[Courtesy: CBC]
Unsightly as this whole situation was, Muller's reaction was pretty hilarious.
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