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.
VAR protocol after full-time whistle as Man Utd benefit from late drama vs Brighton
mirror.co.ukManchester United vs Brighton encountered a chaotic conclusion as a late penalty handed the Red Devils victory. Brighton thought they had snatched a point with an injury time Solly March equaliser.
But Neal Maupay was penalised for handball after a VAR check in the dying seconds - giving Bruno Fernandes a penalty after the final whistle had blown.
Referee Chris Kavanagh blew his whistle to end the game immediately after March headed Maguire’s effort off the line. Yet he was immediately surrounded by protesting United players and went over to the pitch side monitor to check the incident.
Fernandes took the penalty, found the back of the net for a 3-2 win and the full-time whistle was again blown afterwards. When VAR was initially
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