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.
Jose Mourinho aims sly dig at Man Utd star Bruno Fernandes over diving claim
mirror.co.ukJose Mourinho aimed a sly dig at Bruno Fernandes after he went down a little too easily in Tottenham's draw with Manchester United.
The Red Devils won two penalties against Spurs on Friday night, but one was overturned following a VAR check. Replays showed that Fernandes went down too easily following a slight collision with Eric Dier, who had already conceded a penalty when fouling Paul Pogba.
Mourinho was asked for his thoughts on Fernandes going to ground following the match, which finished 1-1. The Portuguese suggested he knew exactly what the midfielder was up to in trying to win a spot-kick, saying: "Fernandes comes from a country that I know well." He later added that Fernandes should have been booked: "The second one [penalty] was
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