Ronaldo Bust Exploring the Controversial Statue's Story

Emmanuel Santos' original creation was mocked worldwide during the renaming of the Cristiano Ronaldo Airport in Portugal. We can all agree that the guy who sculpted Cristiano Ronaldo's bust at the airport newly named for him messed up royally, right? He managed ... Maybe it's more of an abstract portrayal. Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. The bust of Ronaldo attracted criticism as soon as pictures emerged on social media. GETTY IMAGES. A year ago, Emanuel Santos' Cristiano Ronaldo bust was unveiled. The world laughed at him. We challenged him to try again. He accepted. In 2017, he became famous for a sculpture of Madeiran native footballer Cristiano Ronaldo which was widely derided by media outlets. The English newspaper The ... The airport bearing the Portuguese soccer star's name in his native Madeira replaced the bust with one worthy of People magazine's sexiest soccer player alive. A widely-mocked bust of soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo at the airport in his home island of Madeira has been replaced, local media reported on Monday. Cecilia Gimenez (Kate McKinnon) defends sculptor Emanuel Santos' bust of Cristiano Ronaldo. Subscribe to SNL: https://goo.gl/tUsXwM Stream ... The bust was created by a sculptor Emanuel Santos when the airport was renamed in Ronaldo's honour in 2017. However, as soon as the bust was ...