Cristiano Ronaldo’s Statue Defaced with Lionel Messi’s Name

Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo’s statue on his home island of Madeira has been vandalized with arch-rival Lionel Messi’s name and shirt number painted on it. The mischief appeared on the statue in the island’s capital Funchal on Tuesday night shortly after Barcelona’s Messi claimed a fifth Ballon d’Or ahead of the Real Madrid star. Messi’s name and the number 10, both scrawled in red, had been removed on Wednesday after officials were alerted to the damage.Katia Aveiro, Ronaldo’s sister said the act was a total shame. “It’s a shameful act committed out of jealousy towards him. “The rage that some unloved and frustrated fatheads display in public in a disgraceful way which leaves me as a Portuguese person ashamed and sad.”