Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured in India with a controversial huge sculpture as the state of Goa looks to inspire the next generation of footballers.
A statue of the Portugal and Manchester United superstar has been unveiled in the former Portuguese colony.
The tribute in Calangute was said to have cost around £12,000 and weighs a whopping 65 stone, according to The Times of India.
Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has been honoured in India with a £12,000 65 stone statue (L)
Goa minister Michael Lobo posted two photos of the statue onto his Twitter account and wrote: 'For the love of football and at the request of our youth we put up Cristiano Ronaldo's statue in the park to inspire our youngsters to take football to greater heights.