Cristiano Ronaldo’s Statue Joins a Roster of Unfortunate Likenesses
One of this week’s most popular images has been the likeness, or attempt at a likeness, of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, which was unveiled on Wednesday at Madeira International Airport (now Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo). The statue, which soon became the subject of extreme Internet mockery, led its creator, Emanuel Santos, to defend it. “It is impossible to please the Greeks and Trojans,” he said of his work, per the BBC. “Neither did Jesus please everyone.” As the New York Post pointed out, this was actually the second unfortunate-looking statue of Ronaldo, who has another controversial statue in his hometown of Funchal.
