NEW YORK CITY — Receiving a statue of oneself is one of the biggest honors in sports. The ultimate testament to your career and physical proof of your legacy. However, molding a sporting ...

Some local folks got a kick out of seeing a 12-foot statue of soccer sensation Cristiano Ronaldo passing through on the back of a truck this week, but the artist left town without achieving his goal.

A statue of Ronaldo, not matching the one in the Threads post’s image, was unveiled in Times Square in February 2025, according to the New York Post. Show comments Advertisement ...

1. Cristiano Ronaldo This statue, unveiled at Madeira Airport in March 2017, received a lot of criticism for being unflattering toward soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

A new bust representing Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is pictured at Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in Funchal, on Madeira island, on June 18, 2018. - The bronze bust of ...

Among the city's biggest attractions is the Statue of Liberty, located on Liberty Island in the Upper Bay of New York Harbor. The iconic national monument saw over 3.7 million visitors in 2023.

As for the original statue, it was eventually removed from the Madeira international airport entrance and at the request of the CR7 Museum and Ronaldo's family, it was replaced by a new one ...