On March 29, 2017, the unveiling ceremony of the monument to Cristiano Ronaldo was held at the airport of Madeira Island (Portugal) . The Portuguese footballer was present at this event and expressed his gratitude for the honor rendered to him. At the same time, the local administration of the island proposed to rename Madeira Airport to Cristiano Ronaldo Airport. The initiative was supported and accepted, and the player himself once again thanked all those present and said that he was proud of his homeland and hometown.
At the airport of Madeira Island, a funny monument to Ronaldo
But this is far from the main news of this evening. The pedestal in honor of the football player caused an incredible public outcry: users of social networks began to ridicule and criticize the presented memorial in honor of the owner of four golden balls. The thing is that the monument itself is surprisingly ridiculous and funny. It can be seen with the naked eye that the pedestal of Cristiano Ronaldo does not look like the original at all.
Monument to Ronaldo in Portugal caused a laugh among football fans
Fans and fans of the Portuguese footballer began to actively express their dissatisfaction with the bust of Cristiano Ronaldo. One of them wrote the following: “This pedestal of a great football player is a real parody. It’s impossible to restrain laughter when you see this caricature. ” At the same time, local residents of the island of Madeira, from where he himself was born and Cristiano, began to collect signatures for the petition so that the airport would not be renamed in honor of the football player. However, the city administration ignored this gesture and still appropriated the new name of the air harbor.
What happened on social networks after the installation of the monument
The monument to Ronaldo has become almost the most discussed news of the week. Users of the social network Twitter began to create various memes about this. The most popular joke is presented in the photo below.
It’s impossible to stop laughing at the sight of this picture. You just look at the contented and cheerful face of a football player. You would think that he had incontinence, and he was even pleased with it. And in this photograph, the author edited the original under a newly made bust.
There is another monument in honor of Ronaldo
Discussing this resonant news, some users of social networks remembered another statue that criticism did not pass by. On December 22, 2014, on the same island of Madeira, a 2.4-meter monument was erected in honor of Cristiano Ronaldo. Then the footballer also attended his opening and expressed his respect and gratitude to his compatriots. The statue of the Portuguese does not cause laughter as long as the audience does not pay attention to an intimate detail ... Apparently, the sculptor overdid it a bit ...
At the beginning of last year, the Argentinean Lionel Messi received the fifth Golden Ball award in his career. Fans of Lionel desecrated the monument to Ronaldo, dousing him with red paint and writing on the back the name and number of the new owner of the Golden Ball.
In view of this incident, the monument was moved to the museum of Cristiano Ronaldo.