Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Odd-looking Ronaldo bust steals the show at airport ceremony (The Associated Press)

Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, 2nd left and Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, right, unveil a bust of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo at the Madeira international airport outside Funchal, the capital of Madeira island, Portugal, Wednesday March 29, 2017. Madeira International Airport has been renamed after local soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo on Wednesday during a ceremony, with family, at the airport outside his Funchal hometown. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Cristiano Ronaldo has an airport named after him, but it was his odd-looking statue that attracted attention in Wednesday's ceremony honoring the Portugal star in his hometown. The player's bronze bust, which was unveiled to much fanfare by Portugal's president and prime minister on the island of Madeira, hardly does the handsome footballer justice. The face is also unusually chubby, in contrast to Ronaldo's chiseled looks.


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