Bruno Fernandes | Match-Worn Boots | 2024/25 | 2 Goals | 1 Assist | Manchester United & Portugal

- Model: Nike Mercurial Vapor 16 Elite

- Player: Bruno Fernandes

- Condition: Match-Worn

- Season: 2024/25

- Size: No size labels, measured to be: UK7/US8

- Soleplate: FG

- Made in: Montebelluna, Italy (Nike Athlete Services)

- Headline Features:

• Ultra-rare Nike Mercurial Vapor 16 Elite boots match-worn by Manchester United captain and Portugal international midfielder, Bruno Fernandes.
• Extensively worn across 7 confirmed fixtures for Manchester United and the Portugal national team during the 2024/25 campaign, with Bruno registering 2 goals and 1 assist in this exact pair.
• Most significantly worn during both legs of Manchester United’s dramatic UEFA Europa League Quarter-Final against Lyon, culminating in the extraordinary 5–4 extra-time victory at Old Trafford — one of the most iconic European comebacks in the club’s modern history.
• Bruno scored in both legs of the tie, including a high-pressure extra-time penalty at Old Trafford as United overturned a seemingly impossible position to progress 7–6 on aggregate.
• This pair have been conclusively photo-matched to close-up, in-game imagery of Bruno wearing them on pitch, with multiple unique areas of damage, wear, and sole separation providing definitive reference points.
• Specially custom made-to-measure within Nike’s elite Montebelluna Athlete Services facility in Italy.
• Fully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certification Package, including entry into the online verification portal.

- Match History:

UEFA Nations League — Portugal:

• 23rd March 2025 — Portugal 5–2 Denmark AET (1 assist).

Premier League:

• 1st April 2025 — Nottingham Forest 1–0 Manchester United, City Ground.
• 6th April 2025 — Manchester United 0–0 Manchester City, Old Trafford (Manchester Derby).
• 13th April 2025 — Newcastle United 4–1 Manchester United, St James’ Park.
• 20th April 2025 — Manchester United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Old Trafford.

UEFA Europa League — Quarter-Finals:

• 10th April 2025 — Lyon 2–2 Manchester United (Bruno scored).
• 17th April 2025 — Manchester United 5–4 Lyon AET, Old Trafford (Bruno scored an extra-time penalty; United progressed 7–6 on aggregate).

The documented match use stated within this listing reflects fixtures conclusively confirmed through our research and photo-matching process. Further match use may have occurred outside of the confirmed period.

- Player Modifications & Personalisation:

• The right boot is personalised with ‘BRUNO’ alongside the Portugal national flag to the lateral side, with his daughter’s name ‘MATILDE‘ featured medially.
• The left boot features ‘ANA’, the name of Bruno’s wife, alongside the Portugal national flag to the lateral side, with ‘GONÇALO’ personalised medially.
• No internal size labels are present, consistent with the pair’s bespoke made-to-measure Montebelluna construction.
• Bruno’s custom foot last / mould identification number is handwritten within the heel section of each boot.
• The internal heel sections feature increased padding compared with the retail Mercurial Vapor 16 Elite, tailored specifically to the player’s fit and comfort preferences.
• The player’s original custom insoles remain present within the boots.

- Condition & Match Use Evidence:

• This pair exhibit exceptionally heavy signs of elite-level match use, including pitch remnants, staining, upper damage, and sole separation around the forefoot edges.
• The right boot features a distinctive tear to the lateral upper, providing one of the key definitive identifiers used throughout the photo-matching process.
• Through detailed chronological image research, the tear appears to have occurred during Manchester United’s extraordinary Europa League clash with Lyon at Old Trafford on 17th April 2025.
• Despite the damage sustained during the Lyon fixture, Bruno subsequently wore the same pair again just three days later against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford before changing to a new pair.
• The progression of the physical damage across close-up match imagery provides an exceptional visual timeline of the pair’s final stages of competitive use.

- Collector & Investment Significance:

• Fully photo-matched match-worn boots directly associated with one of the most extraordinary European nights in Manchester United’s modern history.
• Worn by the club captain throughout both legs of the Europa League Quarter-Final against Lyon, with Bruno scoring in each fixture and converting a crucial extra-time penalty during the Old Trafford comeback.
• The distinctive match-sustained tear, continued use of the damaged pair, and chronological photo-matching create an unusually detailed physical record of the boots’ on-pitch history.
• Extensive bespoke Montebelluna modifications, original custom insoles, family personalisation, and handwritten foot-last coding significantly enhance the pair’s provenance and technical significance.
• An exceptional modern Manchester United artefact combining captaincy, goals, European history, dramatic match use, and conclusive photo-matching within a single pair.
• Fully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certification Package, including entry into the online verification portal.

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