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Manchester United superstar and ex-teammate of Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes has joined the trend sharing the controversial rant from Argentina star Lionel Messi. It all started with a heated quarter-final match between Argentina and the Netherlands in the FIFA World Cup Qatar.

The result of the match was decided by penalties, with Argentina coming out on top. However, the main highlight of the game was the continuous back-and-forth between the players of both teams, which resulted in the referee handing out 18 yellow cards.

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Dive Deeper: “Playing for Themselves..” – Manchester United Superstar Shockingly Throws Shade at Cristiano Ronaldo After Massive Win Over Manchester City

In the post-match interview, Argentine star Lionel Messi lost his cool with Dutch striker Wout Weghorst, telling him “Que miras, bobo? Que miras, bobo? Anda para alla, bobo.” Which simply translates to “what are you looking at, silly? Go away.”. This incident caused a stir in the soccer world, with many fans taking notice. And became a trend with the likes of tennis star Novak Djokovic joining in.

Bruno Fernandes shares controversial quote of Lionel Messi

Bruno Fernandes took to Instagram to share Messi’s quote, along with a picture of his Man United teammate David de Gea. The caption read “Que miras bobo”. This came as a surprise to many fans, as Man United is reportedly interested in signing Wout Weghorst to whom this quote was directed.

It’s definitely unexpected to see Bruno Fernandes sharing a quote from Lionel Messi. Given the history of rivalry between Ronaldo and Messi and the fact that Bruno Fernandes has played with Cristiano Ronaldo on both club and the national levels. This definitely was an incident that caught the fans by surprise.

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Novak Djokovic’s recreation of this Messi confrontation

Before Bruno Fernandes, tennis star Novak Djokovic recreated the scene of Lionel Messi’s encounter with Weghorst. The Serbian Tennis player teamed up with Argentine tennis star Diego Schwartzman to fully recreate the scene. The video is a pleasing one, in which Schwartzman can be seen failing to control his laughter while Djokovic is fully brought out his inner Lionel Messi.

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It was a video that delighted fans of both tennis and soccer. And Djokovic and Diego Schwartzman can be seen enjoying themselves. It’s a great moment for fans of both sports to see these worlds collide in such a fun manner.

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