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.
Ian Wright praises VAR for role in Bruno Fernandes goal for Manchester United vs Leeds
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Ian Wright praised the Video Assistant Referee for not calling Bruno Fernandes offside for his third goal against Leeds United on Saturday.
The Portuguese playmaker got his first hat-trick for Manchester United during the 5-1 win over the Yorkshire outfit in their opening fixture of the Premier League.
However, had the same rules with regards to offside and VAR from last season been in place, then Fernandes may not have been going home with the match ball.
That's because the Premier League agreed that the VAR would use thicker lines when judging marginal offside calls. When the lines, which are used to determine
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