Cristiano Ronaldo gets hilariously unrealistic bust as airport is named for him
If you know one thing about Cristiano Ronaldo, it’s that the Real Madrid and Portugal superstar is good at soccer. Probably as good as anyone ever who isn’t named Lionel Messi.
If you know a second thing, it’s that he’s incredible vain and narcissistic – to the point where you sometimes question his sanity.
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On Wednesday, the airport in Madeira, the tiny Portuguese island off the West African coast that Ronaldo hails from, was renamed for him. And in the ceremony, a bust of him was unveiled that, well, look for yourself.
I defy you not to feel better after viewing this picture of Cristiano Ronaldo alongside his portrait bust. pic.twitter.com/kBCc7RtoUC
— Tom Sutcliffe (@tds153) March 29, 2017
Ronaldo didn’t flinch when he saw the bust. But Twitter, of course, did.
Here are some of our favorite reactions.
I don't know what you're talking about guys, I think the Ronaldo statue looks pretty good pic.twitter.com/JIUwQBuqUY
— keewa (@keewa) March 29, 2017
— Portista (@FCPortoGlobal) March 29, 2017
HEY UUUUUUU GUYYYYYYS!!!!!!
(come look at my new statue) pic.twitter.com/FIK9yTGjZ4
— FanSided (@FanSided) March 29, 2017
— neil mccauley (@the_blueprint) March 29, 2017
Which is worse? This Cristiano Ronaldo bust or the infamous Tom Brady courtroom sketch? pic.twitter.com/avDk65ZFeW
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) March 29, 2017
Ronaldo's bust looks OK to me. pic.twitter.com/lcE0mywsey
— Captain Howdy (@CaptainHowdyXL) March 29, 2017
The most grievous thing is that this is, in fact, the second botched Ronaldo statue, after an earlier one didn’t look anything like him, either.
For a very handsome man, Ronaldo has had some appalling luck with statue-makers pic.twitter.com/M74YEDng4c
— Tom Williams (@tomwfootball) March 29, 2017
But at least that one won’t haunt the undead in some parallel netherworld.
Leander Schaerlaeckens is a soccer columnist for Yahoo Sports. Follow him on Twitter @LeanderAlphabet.