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WHAT WILL STOP PEPE’S DIVING?

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MARTIN KEOWN

I FIND it hard to take Pepe seriously. Medhi Benatia only tapped him on the back! When you see a dive like that, you lose respect for the player. His diving could come back to bite him. When he goes down, referees will have an element of doubt and that could cost Portugal later in the tournament.

CHRIS SUTTON

VAR should be used to ban the cheats. It was not just Pepe who was at it against Morocco but Cristiano Ronaldo, too. With five minutes to go he tried to con the referee to win a penalty. Portugal were lucky to win this game. Iran contained Morocco well in their opening match and I can see them causing an upset when they face Ronaldo and Co next week.

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Over-reaction: Pepe gets a light push and collapses in a heap
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