Ronaldo gets a statue. Not just a statue statue, but a humongous thing in the city square. Residents weren’t aware of it going in…but since corporate sponsors paid for it…it literally appeared overnight without much fanfare. Ronaldo wasn’t even there for the unveiling.

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More pictures of Ronaldo’s statue after the shock…

This thing is more than life size, it’s ten meters tall! Why? From Goal.com:

Residents living near the Plaza de Ramales, a quiet square in a western residential area of the Spanish capital, woke yesterday morning to find the streets adorned with green and red confetti (the colours of the Portuguese flag) along with an imposing statue of Cristiano Ronaldo, commissioned by a sporting firm.

As reported by Spanish sports daily Marca, the statue of the world’s most expensive player is 10 metres in height and silver in colour, featuring the player standing over a football. The Plaza de Ramales was renamed the ‘Praça de Ronaldo‘ for the duration of the day.

Look closely on the soccer ball and you can see who paid for this statue!

Photos: Fame

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