Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a midfielder. Fernandes started his career at Serie B side Novara Calcio and soon featured for Udinese and Sampdoria in Serie A.
In 2017, he signed with Sporting CP where he established himself as one of the best players in the Primeira Liga. He was named the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both 2017–18 and 2018–19. In the latter season, he also helped Sporting win the Taça de Portugal. A senior international since 2017, Fernandes represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
David Beckham showed his true colours with response to Phil Neville dismissal
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPhil Neville has candidly discussed the moment he was let go by his good friend David Beckham, saying it was "actually harder for David than it was for me".
Neville, who took the reins at Inter Miami, the MLS team co-owned by Beckham, in January 2021, found himself dismissed from the managerial position after two-and-a-half years with the team languishing at the bottom of the MLS Eastern Conference.
Gary Neville, Phil's brother, has also spoken out about his initial concerns when Phil accepted the job, due to the "inevitable" situation where Beckham would have to fire him.
On an episode of The Overlap US, Gary expressed his apprehension: "Phil, I was nervous when you took the Inter Miami job," and added, "I obviously knew at some point the likelihood would be that our best friend, David Beckham, would have to come and have a conversation with you about a change.
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