Cristiano Ronaldo has established himself as one of the biggest figures in world soccer. The Portuguese is the most followed athlete in the world, with a huge fanbase. Ronaldo fans always expect to hear exciting news about his latest activities and honors. The player also stays in the limelight, irrespective of his time on the pitch. This time, however, the news disappointed the fans after Ronaldo’s new statue left them surprised.

Saudi Arabia’s soccer fortunes have turned around since his arrival in the country. Already influencing by bringing many other stars to the league, he created his own cult there. As a tribute to the star, new statutes keep unveiling for the star. But the reaction to the piece of art is what matters on social media.

A picture of a new Cristiano Ronaldo statue trolled on the internet

Ronaldo is the new hero for Riyad. The world’s highest goalscorer plays for a soccer club from their city, which makes it imperative for them to honor him. The soccer-crazy country unveiled a new statue for him at a museum in Riyad yesterday. However, the fans did not seem to like it, leading to some disappointed but hilarious reactions.

This is not the first statue for the 5-time Ballon d’Or winner. He already has many around the world, including the famous Siuuu one at Madame Tussauds, which was unveiled last year at Times Square. But the new one in Riyad replicates him in his Al Nassr jersey. However, its accuracy and its overall look were questioned by fans. Although mostly unimpressed, it also gained some comic responses, which went like this:

This account did not identify with him at all and could not believe it was Ronaldo’s statue. The statue looks like a younger version of Ronaldo but fans didn’t resonate with it.

Someone even saw it from a different perspective and mentioned fusion with Neymar in it.

This one could not believe it too, and added a hilarious GIF of Jack Nicholson’s disapproval.

Some people felt it was Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne. The golden-colored hair might have been the reason.

This one really thought it was KDB and was 100% sure. Once again the hair factor might have come into the picture.

Most of the dig was taken at his hair as people felt it did not resemble the 38-year-old star. The below account could not believe what was done to his hair. She wrote it with a crying emotion of disbelief.

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Ronaldo already setting Saudi League ablaze

Ronaldo has been in stellar form this season for both the country and the club. The star is the top scorer in the Saudi Pro League with 12 goals, proving worth the money and reputation. However, Saudi Arabia is getting an additional boost from the Portuguese star. The star was also used as an advisor and influencer for the launch of next year’s Esports World Cup to be held in the country.

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Ronaldo’s presence also made Al Nassr’s game one of the most-watched soccer matches in Asia. Also, his impact in Saudi Arabia will boost its 2034 World Cup promotion. The star is the most followed on Instagram, with 612 million followers, and is also loving his stay in the Gulf.