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<p>Cristiano Ronaldo fans gathered in Times Square on Wednesday (February 5) to unveil the Portuguese soccer player&#x27;s 12-foot-tall bronze statue along with its creator, sculptor Sergio Furnari.</p><p>&quot;I stayed up all night for this, literally, like an hour... an hour train ride to get here,&quot; said Oja Dindiyel, 17. &quot;The GOAT! The Greatest Of All Time! The best player of all time. Best athlete! Best person of all time!&quot;</p><p>The statue arrived in a Jeep. It stayed mobile because there was no designated place to put it down.</p><p>Furnari built it to pay tribute to the athlete&#x27;s career and global influence on his 40th birthday on February 5th.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/2/5/football-even-in-career-twilight-ronaldo-s-star-undimmed-at-40-0052">READ: Even in career twilight, Ronaldo&#x27;s star undimmed at 40</a></div><p>He hoped to set a Guinness World Record for the largest number of people worldwide simultaneously shouting Cristiano Ronaldo&#x27;s &quot;Siuuu!&quot; catchphrase.</p><p>&quot;It was time that somebody had to do something about it, you know, some monumental thing,&quot; said Furnari. &quot;No (U.S. President Donald) Trump statue, no (Trump&#x27;s collaborator) Elon Musk. I love you both! But I&#x27;d rather work on Cristiano Ronaldo.&quot;</p><p>Furnari said he is now taking the statue on a tour around the world.</p><div><strong>(Production: Aleksandra Michalska)</strong></div>

<p>Cristiano Ronaldo fans gathered in Times Square on Wednesday (February 5) to unveil the Portuguese soccer player's 12-foot-tall bronze statue along with its creator, sculptor Sergio Furnari.</p>

Cristiano Ronaldo fans gathered in Times Square on Wednesday (February 5) to unveil the Portuguese soccer player's 12-foot-tall bronze statue along with its creator, sculptor Sergio Furnari.

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Published February 06, 2025 06:13 PM PHT

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