--- description: It made a big impression title: Cristiano Ronaldo Statue Erected in Portugal image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12e0827ec91a0912/6987704a524fc01aa1deb8f9/cristiano-ronaldo-statue.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Cristiano Ronaldo Statue Stands at Attention in Portugal  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 21, 2014 6:04 PM CUT  Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid poses during the unveiling ceremony of a statue of himself in his hometown of Funchal, Madeira Island on Dec. 21 2014. Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid poses during the unveiling ceremony of a statue of himself in his hometown of Funchal, Madeira Island on Dec. 21 2014.Jose Sena Goulao—EPA  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 21, 2014 6:04 PM CUT After Cristiano Ronaldo won the Club World Cup with his team Real Madrid, the Portuguese soccer star traveled back to his hometown, Madeira, to unveil Sunday a new bronze statue of himself — but the statue’s overside fold on his shorts, combined with the lighting, created a suggestive illusion. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3643209/cristiano-ronaldo-statue/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3643209/cristiano-ronaldo-statue/"},"headline":"Cristiano Ronaldo Statue Stands at Attention in Portugal","datePublished":"2014-12-21T18:04:46.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:15:29.687Z","description":"It made a big impression","url":"https://time.com/3643209/cristiano-ronaldo-statue/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Soccer"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12e0827ec91a0912/6987704a524fc01aa1deb8f9/cristiano-ronaldo-statue.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jack Linshi","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jack-linshi/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt12e0827ec91a0912/6987704a524fc01aa1deb8f9/cristiano-ronaldo-statue.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Cristiano Ronaldo Statue","caption":"Cristiano Ronaldo Statue","creditText":"Jose Sena Goulao—EPA","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3643209/cristiano-ronaldo-statue/","name":"Cristiano Ronaldo Statue Stands at Attention in Portugal"}}]}] ```