Sculptor May Abdel Allah presented her vision of the greatness of the main star of Egyptian football, Mohamed Salah, in Sharm el-Sheikh. Mo is certainly one of the best football players of recent years, but there are big questions about his statue. We evaluate and remember which players were also “lucky”.
Mohamed is indeed short and this is the pose in which he celebrates his many goals, but this huge head and crazy smile are, to say the least, perplexing. Do we have a statue or a caricature here?
In 2017, Madeira Airport was renamed in honor of the main local star - Cristiano Ronaldo. And within a few hours the Internet was filled with an endless number of memes with a bust of Ronaldo, which looked like a parody of a person.
After criticism and ridicule, it was decided to remake the statue. No sooner said than done, but has it gotten any better? Some even demanded the original be returned.
On the right is the old version of the bust, on the left is the new one. Photo by REUTERS
And this is not the only case related to KriRo. Three years earlier, in the footballer’s hometown of Funchal, Ronaldo was depicted in full growth. And everything would be fine, but the author emphasized one of the player’s “advantages” too much; tourists now invariably touch him.
The Welshman Gareth Bale also became a “victim” of Emmanuel Santos, and this is the name of the sculptor who worked on the bust of Ronaldo. Again strange proportions, eyes directed to infinity, but progress, as they say, is obvious.
Leo doesn't look much like himself - more like Cristiano Ronaldo. But there can be no complaints about the work as a whole - this is clearly a football star. But someone had them and what others. First, vandals stripped the statue of the upper half of its body. The workers wrapped the remaining “legs” in bags, but they did not save them from the zealous robbers. In the end, all that was left was the ball and the boots. But there is something in it, such a football art house.
The opening ceremony of the monument to Cristiano Ronaldo took place. The Portuguese footballer was present at the event and expressed his gratitude for the honor bestowed upon him. In parallel, the local administration of the island came up with a proposal to rename Madeira Airport to Cristiano Ronaldo Airport. The initiative was supported and accepted, and the footballer himself once again thanked everyone present and said that he was proud of his homeland and hometown.
A funny monument to Ronaldo was erected at the airport on the island of Madeira
But this is far from the main news of this evening. The pedestal in honor of the football player caused an incredible public outcry: social network users began to ridicule and criticize the presented memorial in honor of the winner of four golden balls. The thing is that the monument itself is surprisingly ridiculous and funny. It is clear to the naked eye that Cristiano Ronaldo’s pedestal does not at all resemble the original.
Monument to Ronaldo in Portugal caused laughter among football fans
Fans and admirers of the Portuguese football player began to actively express their dissatisfaction with the bust of Cristiano Ronaldo. One of them wrote the following: “This pedestal of the great football player is a real parody. It’s impossible to contain your laughter when you see this cartoon.” At the same time, local residents of the island of Madeira, where Cristiano himself is from, began collecting signatures for a petition so that the airport would not be renamed in honor of the football player. However, the city administration ignored this gesture and nevertheless assigned a new name to the air harbor.
What happened on social networks after the installation of the monument
The Ronaldo monument became 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 shown in the photo below.
You can't help but laugh when you see this picture. Just look at the happy and cheerful face of the football player. You might think that he had incontinence, and he was even happy about it. And in this photograph the author edited the original to suit the newly made bust.
There is another monument in honor of Ronaldo
Discussing this resonant news, some social media users remembered another statue that was not spared by criticism. On December 22, 2014, a 2.4-meter monument in honor of Cristiano Ronaldo was erected on the same island of Madeira. Then the footballer was also present at its opening and expressed respect and gratitude to his compatriots. The statue of the Portuguese does not cause laughter until the audience pays attention to the intimate detail... Apparently, the sculptor overdid it a little...
Early last year, Argentine Lionel Messi received the fifth Ballon d'Or award in his career. Lionel fans desecrated a monument to Ronaldo by pouring red paint on it and writing the name and number of the new Ballon d'Or winner on the back.
Due to this incident, the monument was moved to the Cristiano Ronaldo Museum.
- a bronze sculpture of a Portuguese football player installed at Madeira Airport. The statue of Ronaldo looks very vaguely like an athlete and looks very funny. Photos of the statue have gone viral, and collages and photoshops are being made with them.
Origin
At the end of March 2017, a bronze bust of Cristiano Ronaldo by sculptor Emanuel Santos was unveiled at the Madeira Island airport. The airport itself, by the way, also received the name of the famous football player. The captain of the Portuguese national football team personally took part in the opening ceremony.
A debate has begun on the Internet about whether the statue resembles Ronaldo. Some noted that the bronze face was more reminiscent of English dancer and comedian Mark Berry. Other network users did not look for similarities with other characters, but simply began en masse to rivet photos of a funny statue of Cristiano. The terrifying face has caused many associations with horror films.
Data
In 2012, a life-size bronze statue of the football player appeared in the Portuguese city of Funchal, where Ronaldo grew up. And she was strange too. For some reason, the sculptor paid excessive attention to the lower part of the athlete’s body.
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On Wednesday, a ceremony was held to rename the airport on the island of Madeira in honor of Portugal national team player Cristiano Ronaldo. The public was also presented with a bust in honor of the Real Madrid striker.
The copy, frightening in its dissimilarity, rather resembled a caricature of the 32-year-old athlete. It is unknown whether the hero of the occasion, who attended the opening in person, liked the bust. Cristiano confidently evaded questions from the press, speaking only of his inner pride in the honor.
Moreover, this is not the first time that the Portuguese and other football players have had to blush for their monumental copy. “Sport Day by Day” found the most ridiculous and strange monuments erected in honor of football players and combined them in its selection.
More Cristiano Ronaldo
The bust at Maidera airport is not the first time an attempt to capture the Portuguese superstar has failed. In 2010, Nike erected a ten-meter monument to Ronaldo in Plaza de Ramales in Madrid for one day for promotional purposes. Then the monument was dismantled and transported to one of the shopping centers in the capital of Portugal. But even after the move, only a very attentive Lisbon buyer will be able to find even a remote resemblance between the statue and the football player.
David Beckham
Another “victim” of the advertising campaign was David Beckham. In 2012, a silver statue of the English footballer under the H&M brand traveled around the world. The extremely photogenic Briton was pictured this time with a worried expression on his face. But the real reason for the excitement and thousands of photographs was not the superstar’s frightened look, but the absence of any clothing on the statue other than branded underpants.
However, the half-naked sculpture at least looks like its prototype. In the park of South Korean Eumsong there is another monument dedicated to Beckham. Despite the cost of more than 10 thousand dollars, only one of the British footballer's many hairstyles turned out to be recognizable.
Zinedine Zidane and Marco Materacia
The most striking moment of the 2006 World Cup final, when Frenchman Zinedine Zidane headbutted Italian Marco Materazzi in the chest, is immortalized in bronze entitled "Who's Afraid of the Dire Wolf?" Created in 2012 by Algerian artist Abdel Abdessemed, the sculpture has traveled across three continents.
Starting her journey from the David Zwirner gallery in New York, she transited through Paris and ended up on a Qatari beach. However, the 5-meter monument did not enjoy the sun of Doha for long. Three months later, following numerous complaints from Islamic conservatives, the sculpture “promoting idolatry” was transported to the Arab Museum of Modern Art, where it remains to this day.
Carlos Valderrama
The player of the century in Colombia, the record holder for his team in the number of matches played and a real legend - all this is Carlos Valderrama. The only representative of Colombia included in the list of 125 best players in the history of football according to FIFA, received a bronze copy in 2002. It is almost impossible not to recognize Carlos in the statue. Thanks to the resourcefulness of the sculpture, the monument in Santa Marta acquired colored hair that matches the memorable hairstyle of the athlete himself.
Ted Bates
The statue of the veteran and manager of the English “Southampton” Ted Bates at first looked not at all legendary. After 18 months of painstaking work on the sculpture, Saints fans saw only a disproportionate figure with short legs and long arms installed in front of the home stadium. However, later Ian Brennan’s masterpiece was nevertheless replaced with a more plausible copy of Bates.
Eden Hazard
The authorities of the Belgian city of Tubize perpetuated their connection with the country's leading football player by unveiling a statue of Eden Hazard to the general public in 2014. It is noteworthy that to save money, the image of the Belgium striker was applied to the frame of an old surreal sculpture from 1986 in honor of Michel Platini. The work was entrusted to the original creator, Roberto Oliveiro. The whole strangeness of the substitution of football players is visible to the naked eye.
Neymar
A pewter statue of the Brazilian prodigy displays proudly in the Santos Club Museum in Brazil. The futuristic Neymar is barely recognizable by the signature crest on his head made of an unknown gold material. Perhaps the author hinted at the football player’s brilliant play by generously covering the statue with a layer of foil.
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On Wednesday, March 29, a ceremony was held on the island of Madeira to rename the airport in honor of Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo.
President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo di Sousa also unveiled a new bronze bust Ronaldo, which will stand at the entrance to the airport.
Disservice
Life is unpredictable. Just yesterday you were the hero of the whole country, who gave Portugal the first European championship in its history, and today you are turning into a worldwide laughing stock.
We don’t know if there is an equivalent of the expression “disservice” in Portuguese, but a resident of Madeira Manuel Santos gave his eminent fellow countryman exactly that, deciding to sculpt the famous football player in metal.
The former airport cleaner began his career as a sculptor just two years ago, on a tight deadline - two weeks. Well, what could go wrong?
Although Cristiano Ronaldo tries to smile and even found the strength to thank the people of Madeira for the honor they have shown him, it is clear that the Real Madrid leader is not at all delighted.
Many fans and journalists immediately praised the bust as "dubious" and "horrifying", but Manuel Santos did not shy away, saying that everyone equally likes only banknotes, and the artist “sees it this way.”
Uncover photoshops
Internet users immediately rushed to note the unprecedented similarity between the sculpture and the original.
I don"t know what you"re talking about guys, I think the Ronaldo statue looks pretty good pic.twitter.com/GY4zAvmrNb
Aadam (@aadambirmingham) March 29, 2017
Those who doubted the similarity of the statue and the football player decided to slightly enhance the similarity.
There were also those who doubted that the statue depicts Ronaldo. After all, she looks more like the Latvian Knicks center Kristaps Porzingis.
Or is it an actor? Willem Dafoe?
So this is Cristiano Ronaldo"s statue at Cristiano Ronaldo Airport in Madeira, Portugal. pic.twitter.com/iPnVu57jOT
Pedro Guerreiro (@PedroAGuerr) March 29, 2017
The Last Movie Hero
However, one cannot admit that metal Ronaldo looks scary, no way.
But it's a quality that any horror movie star would need. For the frightening Ronaldo We have already selected several projects where he can shine.
Bronze Ronaldo Everything will appear in nightmares, even Ronaldo himself.
Bust Ronaldo fits perfectly not only into a horror film, but also into almost any other film - from action to melodrama.
Cristiano Ronaldo and the Last Crusade
However, Cristiano and he himself would be perfect as an actor in some of the next film adaptations of Marvel comics.
In the morning in a verse, in the evening in the newspaper
The famous football cartoonist did not stand aside either Omar Momani. One feels that the bronze Ronaldo will appear in his works for some time.
It's almost midnight, and Ronaldo...oh my god, there he is!
The second pancake is lumpy
It would be appropriate to remember here that this is not the first attempt to capture Cristiano Ronaldo in metal, but not a single one can be considered successful.
