"I slept with my mother until I was 17 years" - Pepe

Porto defender Pepe in a recent interview revealed he slept in the same bed as his mother until he became an adult.

According to him, he was born in the state of Alagoas in Brazil, was a spoilt child while growing up.

At the age of 18 - having spent his youth career with Brazilian outfit Corinthians Alagoano - the defender took the plunge and left his parents and three sisters behind to move to Portugal and join Maritimo.

He made his mark with Real Madrid where he won three UEFA Champions League trophies as well as other domestic cups. 

Asked how spoiled he was as a child, Pepe told outlet Tribuna Expresso: 'Until I came to Portugal, at the age of 17, I slept with my mother, so imagine what it was.'

Then posed the question what his father thought about it, Pepe - who currently stands at 6ft 2in tall - added: 'Hey man, I was already big and I slept with my parents, so I imagine my father would not like to have me there. 

'This is interesting: the other day I was talking to my mother and she was telling me that I really liked to run my hand through her hair, take it, and I told her that maybe I already knew it would be a lot of time away from her. 

'That I, a boy who slept with his mother until he was 18, could win three Champions [laughs] Look, I never imagined it, it's true.'