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12th Dec 2017

Diego Maradona statue gets ridiculed for dodgy likeness

Is it as bad as the Ronaldo statue?

Matthew Gault

The statue was unveiled in India on Monday.

Diego Maradona travelled to India to unveil a statue of himself and it has attracted ridicule from just about everyone online. The 57-year-old footballing legend was on hand to reveal the 12-foot high likeness in Kolkata, which depicts the moment he lifted the World Cup trophy for Argentina in 1986.

Maradona handed cheques worth 10,000 rupees (€131) to 11 cancer patients and claimed that he does not consider himself a god of football.

“I don’t think I’m the god of football. I just consider myself as a simple football player.  It’s amazing to have my statue here. I am glad to be in Kolkata for the second time. Thank you very much for the love.”

A bronze bust of Cristiano Ronaldo, revealed earlier this year, was lambasted for looking nothing like the Real Madrid star and it appears that Maradona’s has attracted a similar reaction.

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