My father travelled from a small village in Kurdistan to the UK in the 70s. He only ever heard of two things in western culture;
Muhammad Ali & George Best.
He saw his team get relegated. Promoted & experienced his first titles with his children. The rest is history 🙌 #MUFC
Yesterday: a Yezidi Kurd from Riha, Bakur named MOTM, scored two goals to take Germany to KO stages.
Today: a Shiaa Muslim Kurd from Lorestan, Rojhelat named MOTM, keeping a cleansheet.
Kurdistan might not be in the world cup, but best believe Kurds will still run it.
Being the best and being the greatest are two different things. Why Ali will always be the greatest regardless of any boxing record that comes after him.
Diego was both but incase you did think one is better than the other, DM10 will always be the greatest.
And this is why English teams dominate in Europe now. CL is still little difficult due to 3/4 other big clubs. The other competitions? Near impossible for non PL teams to compete.
Palace could sign a player in January which is worth more than the whole Rayo Vallecano squad. 👍
Wolves will receive £117million for being relegated from the Premier League
Whilst Inter Milan received £15million for winning the Serie A
Crazy stuff 🤯💰
Great interview. 🙏
Considering we haven't challenged for a title in over 10 years, we are incredibly lucky to have a player of such ability but more importantly a character of his at the club.
Before this conversation, I thought I understood Bruno Fernandes.
I knew the numbers. The goals, the assists, the leadership, the criticism he’s faced over the years at Manchester United.
But I didn’t understand the mentality behind it.
Bruno has arguably become United’s greatest player of the post-Ferguson era, carrying their creativity season after season.
He’s won more club player of the year awards than Ronaldo, and only five players have scored more than his 70 league goals.
So I went to Manchester United Training Ground to ask him questions the footballing world wants to know.
Bruno spoke about growing up in Porto, watching his father sacrifice his own football career to provide for the family. He told me his dad never praised him for scoring goals. Instead, he’d point out the small things he still needed to improve.
And somehow that mindset shaped one of the most resilient athletes in world football.
We spoke about:
- Why he believes character matters more than talent in elite teams.
- How dressing room culture determines whether talent succeeds or fails.
- Why taking risks is essential if you want to create anything extraordinary!
- His honest opinion on pressure and why he thinks it’s a privilege.
- His thoughts on having Michael Carrick as a manager.
- Addressing Roy Keane’s criticism.
When you listen to Bruno speak, you understand that what makes him exceptional isn’t just technical ability. It’s his standards.
The standards he holds himself to.
The standards he expects from teammates.
The standards he believes define culture.
I really respect how Bruno chose to join United during instability because he believed in rebuilding something meaningful rather than joining an “easy” project.
I saw a much softer and more thoughtful side of Bruno that I don’t think people will expect. So, thank you Bruno for taking the time to sit down with me and for being so vulnerable.
Even if you don’t care about football, there’s a huge amount to learn from this conversation about leadership, resilience and high performance.
25/26 done! One of the worst in terms of quality, refereeing & entertainment. Arsenal deserved title. We saw the worst title defence in history (£450m) & Pep gone with a loss - fitting 🙏
PotY - Bruno (or Raya)
YPotY - O'Rielly (or Kroupi)
Freshman - Rio
Coach - Arteta
TotY ⬇️
Aram Tigran 🇦🇲:
My father used to tell me that we and the rest of the Armenians are alive thanks to the Kurds , don’t forget this and spend your life defending them
From 1990 until 2001 Sir Alex won 20 trophies the same as Pep
All this was done while only being the 10th highest spender in England, this included 3 European trophies in a time that Italy & Spain had superior money to English sides.
This all came after Sir Alex took over a broken and failing institution in Man United which he spend years fixing and rebuilding from the bottom up.
The idea that any reason “baffles” you Jamie is absolutely ridiculous especially when Pep’s success is on the back of 115 allegations that Man City build their finances to fund Pep fraudulently.
One of them took over a club that hadn't won the title in 20+ years. Having to change the culture and manage a total squad overhaul.
The other took over a club with biggest budget, that had won the title just 2 years prior and inherited world class players. Not to mention 115 👍