Watch hilarious moment furious Portugal legend Quaresma CARRIES injured rival off pitch after moaning about time-wasting

PORTUGAL legend Ricardo Quaresma has football fans the world over in stitches by PICKING UP a 'time-wasting' opponent and carrying him off the pitch!

The Vitoria de Guimaraes star scooped up Belenenses midfielder Afonso Sousa as he lay stricken in the dying stages of a Portuguese top-flight game on Sunday evening.

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Belenenses were leading 1-0 and Quaresma wanted to get on with things as his side chased a late leveler.

The former Barcelona, Porto and Besiktas winger, 38, lifted Sousa, 21, off the deck then carried him towards the touchline so play could resume.

The veteran star also appears to look down at Sousa cradled in his arms to tell him off while walking along.

Eventually other Belenenses stars block their path before a hobbling Sousa is angrily confronted by other angry opposing players.

Quaresma was booked shortly after as he made his case to the referee that all he wanted to do was restart the game quickly.

Bottom of the Primeira Liga Belenenses held on for a 1-0 win against their European-football chasing visitors.

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Mercurial Quaresma won 80 caps and is famed for pulling off tricks like the 'rabona' and 'trivela'.

He has played in the Spanish, Italian, Turkish and English top flights, with most of his time split between Porto and Besiktas.

The temperamental star had a very brief and unsuccessful loan spell with Chelsea in 2009 before returning to parent club Inter Milan.