{
  "id": 704846,
  "title": "Pitch invaders take selfies with Fernandes during Man Utd friendly",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/pitch-invaders-take-selfies-with-fernandes-during-man-utd-friendly",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T22:05:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pitch-invaders-selfies-fernandes-during-215627618.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During a pre-season friendly match between Manchester United and Leeds at Croke Park in Dublin, pitch invaders interrupted the game to take selfies with Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes. Security did not act quickly to remove them, leading to three more individuals joining in. The match, the first soccer game at the venue since 2009, ended in a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes. Manchester United scored a goal in the 16th minute, while Leeds equalized just before halftime. After a penalty shoot-out, Noussair Mazraoui secured a 5-4 victory for Manchester United. United manager Michael Carrick praised the young players' performance and hinted that Kobbie Mainoo, Marcus Rashford, and Lisandro Martinez might start in the upcoming friendly against AC Milan.",
  "summary": "Normal time in Manchester United's pre-season friendly against Leeds at Dublin's Croke Park on Wednesday ended in bizarre fashion when two young fans ran on to the pitch to take selfies with Bruno Fernandes.After several half-time changes, including a debut for United's new 18-year-old winger Tynan Thompson, Leeds should have gone ahead six minutes in when Joe Rodon's low cross found Harry…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}