<p><img title="Cristiano Ronaldo stands past a bust presented during a ceremony where Madeira's airport in Funchal is to be renamed after" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/mar/ronaldo1.jpg" alt="Cristiano Ronaldo stands past a bust presented during a ceremony where Madeira's airport in Funchal is to be renamed after" /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><strong>Cristiano Ronaldo stands past a bust presented during a ceremony where Madeira's airport in Funchal is to be renamed after him. Pics/ AFP</strong></em></span></p>
<p>Cristiano Ronaldo had an international airport in Madeira recently renamed after him in his honour. But it was a certain dodgy statue that actually went on to make headlines all over.</p>
<p>The airport on the Altantic Island will now be knwown as 'Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo'.</p>
<p>Cristiano Ronaldo, 32, was accompanied to the airport renaming by his girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez and mother Maria, and heads were turned when a statue with a debatable likeness to the image-conscious Real Madrid forward was unveiled.</p>
<p><img title="Cristiano Ronaldo" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/mar/ronaldo2.jpg" alt="Cristiano Ronaldo" /></p>
<p>Cristiano Ronaldo was then at the receiving end as Twitterati pointed out that the statue actually does not resemble the Real Madrid star footballer. Here are some of the hilarious Twitter memes that followed.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">What they promised Brexit would be vs actual Brexit <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ronaldo?src=hash">#ronaldo</a> <a href="https://t.co/K33ZKEsNbV">pic.twitter.com/K33ZKEsNbV</a></p>
&mdash; Jono Read (@jonoread) <a href="https://twitter.com/jonoread/status/847175008556404736">29 March 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">You vs the guy she tells you not to worry about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RonaldoBust?src=hash">#RonaldoBust</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ronaldo?src=hash">#Ronaldo</a> <a href="https://t.co/FAjbv2rKLD">pic.twitter.com/FAjbv2rKLD</a></p>
&mdash; Kanish Rajput (@Nomadic_Rajput) <a href="https://twitter.com/Nomadic_Rajput/status/847284590553088006">30 March 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Cristiano Ronaldo bust at the airport carrying his name. This is Art Attack... <a href="https://t.co/tTVmQBMgms">pic.twitter.com/tTVmQBMgms</a></p>
&mdash; Simon Peach (@SimonPeach) <a href="https://twitter.com/SimonPeach/status/847054412153544705">29 March 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Who did this &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cr7?src=hash">#cr7</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ronaldo?src=hash">#ronaldo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mj?src=hash">#mj</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/jordan?src=hash">#jordan</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/futchamps?src=hash">#futchamps</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fifa17?src=hash">#Fifa17</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZMhLSiIdR5">https://t.co/ZMhLSiIdR5</a> <a href="https://t.co/273AjPqLrV">pic.twitter.com/273AjPqLrV</a></p>
&mdash; Mark Bowley (@bowleym) <a href="https://twitter.com/bowleym/status/847219394484850688">29 March 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Can't take much more of this &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cr7?src=hash">#cr7</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ronaldo?src=hash">#ronaldo</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/futchamps?src=hash">#futchamps</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/fifa17?src=hash">#fifa17</a> <a href="https://t.co/uiDmXPfSGI">https://t.co/uiDmXPfSGI</a> <a href="https://t.co/cuOHJBDDMx">pic.twitter.com/cuOHJBDDMx</a></p>
&mdash; Mark Bowley (@bowleym) <a href="https://twitter.com/bowleym/status/847278705479041027">30 March 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">WTF is this.... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/lol?src=hash">#lol</a> &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0085&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082<br />Seriously.... looks like a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Messi?src=hash">#Messi</a> fan designed this master piece. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CR7?src=hash">#CR7</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RonaldoBust?src=hash">#RonaldoBust</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ronaldo?src=hash">#Ronaldo</a> <a href="https://t.co/PqTZHEwS0g">pic.twitter.com/PqTZHEwS0g</a></p>
&mdash; Shabg (@0_0fcuksgvn) <a href="https://twitter.com/0_0fcuksgvn/status/847277332893007877">30 March 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Don't know what the fuss is all about with the new <a href="https://twitter.com/Cristiano">@Cristiano</a> Ronaldo statue &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0091&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0080 <a href="https://t.co/KIe5UwrTl4">pic.twitter.com/KIe5UwrTl4</a></p>
&mdash; Martendo Wii (@martinaldo10) <a href="https://twitter.com/martinaldo10/status/847180995103215616">29 March 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hey you guys! <a href="https://twitter.com/Cristiano">@Cristiano</a> <a href="https://t.co/mLS8nCWGnA">pic.twitter.com/mLS8nCWGnA</a></p>
&mdash; 15 Seconds (@15SecondsMedia) <a href="https://twitter.com/15SecondsMedia/status/847213416062308352">29 March 2017</a></blockquote>
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