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Sport’s worst statues

Published 7:25 AM EST, Mon December 22, 2014
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Cristiano Ronaldo's bronze statue stands outside his "CR7 Museum" in his hometown of Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
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Cristiano Ronaldo's bronze statue stands outside his "CR7 Museum" in his hometown of Funchal on the Portuguese island of Madeira.
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Inside Ronaldo's museum also stands a wax statue of the Real Madrid player.
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Inside Ronaldo's museum also stands a wax statue of the Real Madrid player.
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One of football's most infamous statues used to stand outside of Fulham's Craven Cottage stadium. The "King of Pop" Michael Jackson once attended a match at the ground as he was friends with former owner of the club Mohamed Al-Fayed.
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One of football's most infamous statues used to stand outside of Fulham's Craven Cottage stadium. The "King of Pop" Michael Jackson once attended a match at the ground as he was friends with former owner of the club Mohamed Al-Fayed.
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Andy Murray poses with a statue which is supposed to depict the tennis star as a Terracotta Warrior during the Shanghai Masters in 2011.
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Andy Murray poses with a statue which is supposed to depict the tennis star as a Terracotta Warrior during the Shanghai Masters in 2011.
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David Beckham's statue stands outside in New York as part of an H&M advertising campaign.
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David Beckham's statue stands outside in New York as part of an H&M advertising campaign.
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