Real
Madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo's sister, is enraged as Lionel
Messi fans vandalizes his brother's statue in celebration of the
Barcelona star's 5th Ballon D'or.
Ronaldo and his sister, Katia Aveiro
A popular statue of Real Madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo on his
native island of Madeira has been tagged with the name and number of
his longtime Barcelona rival, Lionel Messi.
In 2014, the statue was erected in Madeira's capital city, Funchal,
in honour of the Portugal forward's footballing achievements.
Ronaldo's sister, Katia Aveiro, has expressed her outrage after the
graffiti was found on Tuesday following the 30-year-old's loss to the
Messi in the 2015 Ballon D'or on Monday.
The famous statue of Ronaldo which was inscribed with the name and number of Messi
Blasting those responsible, Aveiro, went as far as to suggest that
the perpetrators would be more at home in war-torn Syria rather than the
island. She took to her personal twitter account to say:
"You all know I'm this man's sister, and above all how much
proud I am to be so, and to know the wonderful and fighting person he
is.
I find the act in itself a disgrace but what I find more
shameful is the envy that surrounds him and the anger that some unloved
and frustrated pig-headed people display in public in a disgraceful way
which leaves me embarrassed and sad as a Portuguese person.
The people that are responsible for this and other negative
things directed towards this person should know that our island was
recently voted the world's leading island destination not just for the
beautiful sea that surrounds us, nor for the marvellous gastronomy we
also have nor the warm Madeiran welcome.
It was in part thanks to this great Madeiran figure that honours his origins and from time to time emphasises it in public.
Most of us should thank and salute to this man, it's thanks to him that a lot of Madeirenses still have their jobs.
My beautiful island, regrettably, is still inhabited by some
frustrated savages who deserve to live in Syria, between people that
show no respect and hold no value for life in society.
I apologise for the ones who live the sadness of war, but I believe some people don't belong on the land they live in."
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