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.
Manchester United fans have Bruno Fernandes theory as Portugal controversy has Cristiano Ronaldo fuming
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes will miss Portugal's midweek World Cup qualifier after picking up another yellow card on Sunday - but Manchester United fans are fairly relieved at the break their star man will get.
The road to Qatar 2022 has only just begun, but Fernandes has already picked up two bookings for Portugal against Group A rivals Azerbaijan and Serbia.
It means he will now miss their third and final World Cup qualifier of the international break in Luxembourg. As a result, by the time United return to Premier League action against relegation-threatened Brighton & Hove Albion next Sunday night (7.30pm) at Old Trafford, the 27-year-old
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