Ronaldo bust looks nothing like Ronaldo, and the internet has a field day

A statue of Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo has quickly become a social media sensation -- but not for the reasons you might think.

A bust of Cristiano Ronaldo at the Cristiano Ronaldo Airport in Funchal, Portugal.

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Ronaldo, 32, was attending a ceremony at Madeira International Airport -- renamed Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in his honor -- in Funchal, Portugal, on Wednesday when a bronze bust of his “likeness” was unveiled.
The statue immediately turned heads, including Ronaldo’s, as he stood on stage in front of a large crowd. It was obvious the statue, which was meant to reflect the soccer star’s perfect smile and slicked-back hair, looked nothing like him.
Nevertheless, the Real Madrid forward smiled and joined in on the applause. He even posed for photos next to the large bronze head.
“[I’m] happy and honored to have my name given to the Madeira airport,” he wrote on Twitter Wednesday afternoon, though he didn’t include any photos of the statue.
It didn’t take long for the internet to respond with glee to the bust’s goofy grin and slightly cocked brow. It’s certainly not the image fostered by Ronaldo, who once declared: “I am handsome, rich and a great player and people are jealous of me.”
Users even started to make their own comparisons to the bust -- many of which referenced the character Sloth from the movie “The Goonies.”

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