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.
Robin van Persie issues firm defence of Manchester United's penalty record
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxFormer Manchester United forward Robin van Persie has moved to defend the club's penalty record this season.Bruno Fernandes scored from the spot on Monday night to book his side’s place in the last four of the Europa League.The penalty was United’s 21st spot-kick of the season in all competitions, with them also having broken a Premier League record for penalties awarded this season.Much has been made of the number of spot kicks United have been awarded, but the Dutchman believes his old side are simply being rewarded for playing more attacking football."If you get 21 penalties in a season, it shows you that you're attacking a lot, you know?" Van Persie told 90min."Maybe a couple of them could or could not be a.
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