Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle United celebrates with Jacob Murphy (©Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)
Bruno Guimaraes of Newcastle United celebrates with Jacob Murphy (©Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

Pub-founded team Bruno's Magpies makes one of the biggest upsets in history of Europe

Reading Time: 2min | Fri. 19.07.24. | 10:37

The Gibraltar-based side, established 11 years ago by Newcastle United fans in a local bar, shocked the world on Thursday night

Life is a miracle, and that one is nothing new, but proofs of it in contemporary football are absolute gems.

Take a look, for instance, at Bruno's Magpies. The Gibraltar-based side was founded back in 2013 by a group of Newcastle United supporters in a local pub.

Their first coach, Mick Embleton, was an avid NUFC fan, hence the name and black-and-white shirts.


Of course, it has nothing to do with Bruno Guimaraes, who joined the Toons some years later, but the coincidence is also charming. And while the mentioned Bruno is still enjoying his vacation ahead of the next season, Bruno's Magpies are in full 'working' mode.

Unlike Newcastle United - who will miss European football next season after finishing seventh in the Premier League - those minnows are already doing wonders. Bruno's Magpies shocked the world late Thursday night as they eliminated Northern Ireland's Derri City in the UEFA Europa Conference League.

After a 2-0 upset in the first leg played on their soil, the underdogs were pushed back with two goals in their own net in the rematch. The game went to extra time, where Evan de Haro turned into a hero thanks to a 111st-minute decider.

To make it even more bizarre and interesting, De Haro played for the Gibraltar men's national U16 basketball team at the 2018 FIBA U16 European Championship Division C held in San Marino, averaging three points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game.

Bruno's Magpies will face FC Copenhagen (Champions League slot last season) in the next ECL qualifying round.



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