One is attempting to steer a rebuild of Manchester United, the opposite is pushing for promotion from the ninth-tier Southern Mixture League.
Whereas Bruno Fernandes, 30, leads United out at on the 75,000-capacity Previous Trafford, often called the ‘Theatre of Desires', his older brother Ricardo plies his commerce 240 miles away in West Sussex at a floor nicknamed the ‘Theatre of Timber'.
Roffey FC's dwelling in Horsham had a median attendance of 133 final season and acquired its nickname as a result of it's surrounded by timber.
The Fernandes brothers might play at reverse ends of English soccer's pyramid however they're extra comparable than you'd suppose.
They put on the quantity eight, play in central midfield, have each captained their membership and rating spectacular targets.
“He noticed it, it unfold on the web, it was nice for me,” remembers Ricardo whose strike in opposition to Seaford City in a 2-0 victory in April 2024, nonetheless will get shared recurrently on social media.
“The best way we move the ball, our fashion of play is analogous. He is on the ‘Theatre of Desires' at Previous Trafford, I am on the ‘Theatre of Timber' at Roffey.”
“Rising up, the dream was that each of us could be skilled, he is made it and I am happy I can take pleasure in it alongside him as effectively.”
