the airport on his home island of madeira named after him. however, it was his odd—looking statue that attracted attention in the unveiling ceremony as sarah corker explains. cristiano ronaldo is a local hero in madeira. the islands most famous son, a rags to riches success. so what better way to outline his achievement than naming the airport after him and unveiling a new statue? but this probably was not quite the like as he was expecting. —— likeness. unfazed by the bulging eyes of the past behind him, he thanked the regional government for this tribute. but social media has not been quite so kind. the statue has already got its own spoof twitter page. football fans say it looks like former republic of ireland catch on niall quinn van