Pepe Given Red Card For Head-Butting Opponent Sitting on the Ground (GIF)

Portugal's Pepe headbutts Germany's Thomas Muller as he sits on the ground in the 2014 World Cup opener for both countries.

The U.S. doesn't kick-off for a few more hours, but they just got some good news: Their opponent for Sunday (Portugal) will be Pepe-less as the defender lost his cool and headbutted Germany's Thomas Muller as he was already sitting on the ground. The pointless act followed what appears to be a flop (so part most of us is totally cool with this move). The shot was met with an automatic red card, a subsequent ejection, and (as we just mentioned) he'll also miss Sunday's game against the States.

Even though they haven't taken the field yet, the U.S. already gets a lucky break. Now they only need about 250 more for a championship to be a realistic possibility!

[via Guyism]

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