'Even Jesus didn't please everyone,' says Ronaldo sculptor

Artist insists footballer has given his blessing to commemorative bust at Madeira's Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo
(Image credit: Francisco Leong/AFP/Getty)

The sculptor responsible for a bust of footballer Cristiano Ronaldo at Madeira's Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo has spoken out after his artwork was ridiculed on social media.

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