Portuguese shrinking violet Cristiano Ronaldo unveiled a statue of himself in his hometown over the weekend, and for some reason people are focusing on one area of the statue on particular.
The shorts area.
Ronaldo's statue seems 'pretty excited' about being unveiled. (from BBC - via @KevinJRawlinson) pic.twitter.com/6CxOFvpof4
— Chris Owen (Mastadon thing bio blah) (@wonky_donky) December 22, 2014
Far be it from us to suggest the Real Madrid superstar is overcompensating for something, but that statue would need one hell of a fig leaf to cover it up.
This bronze Cristiano Ronaldo statue is really quite something http://t.co/Sduz6Tlmwe pic.twitter.com/m3LDL97O4K
— The Independent (@Independent) December 22, 2014
What does that Ronaldo statue remind me of... pic.twitter.com/wHi36Kyofx
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) December 22, 2014
Unsurprisingly, the man himself looks to be delighted with it.
Life-sized Cristiano Ronaldo statue is wearing some very tight shorts. http://t.co/1hGtvXOQXs pic.twitter.com/6NhtPphtRO
— Mashable (@mashable) December 21, 2014