Pedro Miguel da Silva Mendes (; born 26 February 1979) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He works as a football agent. Starting his career with home town club Vitória de Guimarães, Mendes won the UEFA Champions League with Porto in the 2003–04 season. He then moved to the Premier League, initially with Tottenham Hotspur in 2004, where he famously scored a 45-yard ghost goal against Manchester United that was wrongly not given by the officials despite goalkeeper Roy Carroll having fumbled his catch and clawed the ball back from at least a yard behind the goal line. He then moved to his second English club, Portsmouth, before a stint at Scottish Premier League side Rangers. Mendes was capped twelve times by the Portugal national team and was a member of their squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Club career Early career Mendes began his professional career with Felgueiras, on a one-year loan from Vitória de Guimarães. He returned to Guimarães and stayed for four seasons before moving on to Porto. At Porto, he won the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, Primeira Liga and the Cândido de Oliveira Super Cup under manager José Mourinho. Tottenham Hotspur On 8 July 2004, Mendes joined Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in a part-exchange deal which saw Hélder Postiga moving in the opposite direction. Tottenham received €7.5 million for Postiga while paying Porto €3 million for Mendes. His debut was on 14 August in a league match at home to Liverpool. Mendes scored his first goal for the club on 1 January 2005 in a 5–2 league win over Everton. Mendes' second goal for Tottenham should have come in his next game three days later. However, he was the victim of a controversial and key decision against Manchester United at Old Trafford. His speculative shot from 55 yards out should have been a relatively easy catch for goalkeeper Roy Carroll, who was backtracking from the edge of his penalty area, but the United goalkeeper fumbled the ball over his own goal line. What would have been the game's only goal was not given, as referee Mark Clattenburg deemed the ball not to have crossed the line, despite TV replays showing the ball had clearly gone over the line. In his second season with Tottenham, Mendes was reduced to a peripheral role. He made only six appearances in the first