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A Year After Internet Infamy, Ronaldo Sculptor Gets Another Shot

On Feb. 9 this year, Electrico FC's futsal team landed at Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport for its match the following day against CS Maritimo. Upon exiting the terminal, they look around until they spot what has become the airport's defining feature: an infamous bronze bust of the building's namesake just outside the arrivals door.

The team, wearing the club's green tracksuits, buzzes around the bronze likeness, giggling. They begin taking selfies.

"What do you think of Ronaldo's bust?" the players are asked.

Goalkeeper Joao Silva jumped right in. "I think it is ridiculous, truly hideous!