Cristiano Ronaldo gets airport named after him, but what really stands out is the odd statue he received

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Cristiano Ronaldo just received another huge honor. The megastar got an airport named after him and a statue.

Madeira Airport is the one to honor the Football star. Ronaldo attended the ceremony to unveil the airport that now took the name of ‘Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo’

The ceremony took place this morning, after Ronaldo played for Portugal last night.

The 32-year-old held a speech to thank for this honor, but he also had a message for his haters. He declared that he did not ask for any of this, for a statue, for the airport. He doesn’t want people to look at him like a hypocrite. He is just happy for this moment, he just wants to dignify the country.

Ronaldo was joined by his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez and his son, Cristiano Jr. His proud mother, Maria, was also there to support her son.

This honor comes after Portugal played in Funchal for the first time in sixteen years.

To honor him properly, officials also displayed a statue of the star. The sculpture is pretty odd looking, though. It is made of bronze and features a smiling Ronaldo.

There is one problem with this, though, as some locals have expressed their complaints. They argue that it is not fair to name the airport after a sportsman. In spite of what they think, the airport could have success by using Cristiano’s name.

Ronaldo is pretty special to receive this honor, as only few Football players have an airport named after them.