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.
Why Manchester United win vs Leicester was worth £23m
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxManchester United have avoided losing a significant chunk of sponsorship revenue after victory over Leicester City on the final day secured a top-four finish in the Premier League and Champions League football.United travelled to the King Power Stadium knowing that defeat would see the Foxes leapfrog them in the hunt for a top-four finish, but that result was avoided.Bruno Fernandes scored from the penalty spot before Jesse Lingard capitalised on an error from Kasper Schmeichel to double the score - and the result has a major impact on the club's finances.United signed a £750m kit deal with Adidas in 2015 after bringing an end to their 13-year stint with Nike and the deal represents one of the club's main sources of.
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