Cristiano Ronaldo Statue Vandalized After Messi’s Ballon D’Or Win
Cristiano Ronaldo Statue Vandalized After Messi’s Ballon D’Or Win
Cristiano Ronaldo’s statue in Funchal, the capital of his home island of Madeira, has been vandalized and tagged with the name and no 10 of arch-rivalLionel Messi,local press reports.
The statue, which was unveiled in December 2014, was vandalized with the graffiti overnight on Tuesday, just hours after Barcelona’s Argentine star Messi claimed a fifth world player of the year award, beating the Real Madrid forward to the coveted prize.
The name Messi and the number 10, both scrawled in red, have already been cleaned off the statue.
The statue of Cristiano Ronaldo located in Madeira was vandalized last night. Messi’s name was inscribed on it. pic.twitter.com/MInTzZQQpn
— RMadridFact (@RMadridFact) January 12, 2016.
— RMadridFact (@RMadridFact) January 12, 2016.
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