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Zlatan: What I Would Have Done To The Man Who Made Ronaldo's Ugly Statue

Zlatan: What I Would Have Done To The Man Who Made Ronaldo's Ugly Statue

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as we know, is one of football's biggest personalities, and he is never shy to express his opinion. He recently mentioned something about the man who made the infamous Cristiano Ronaldo statue... did you see it?

Ronaldo's head sculpture became the joke of social media early in 2017 when it was unveiled at the airport of his hometown of Madeira, which was renamed to the Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in the player's honour.

The bust had little resemblance to the chiselled features of the Real Madrid superstar, and the internet went all in with memes and videos of it.

That said, Zlatan told James Corden during an interview that he would have fired the creator of the sculpture on the spot if it had been him. The topic came about when the bubbly host asked the Swede about his statue, which is currently being made in Sweden.

Here's what Zlatan said:

What would you have done if it was your statue? 

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