- Title: SPAIN: Real's Ronaldo gets waxed at Madrid's wax museum
- Date: 7th December 2013
- Summary: MADRID, SPAIN (DECEMBER 7, 2013) (REUTERS) **CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY** REAL MADRID FORWARD CRISTIANO RONALDO ARRIVING AT MADRIDS WAX MUSEUM PEOPLE TAKING PICTURES RONALDO SMILING RONALDO NEXT TO HIS STATUE COVERED IN A BLACK CLOTH PHOTOGRAPHER RONALDO UNVEILING HIS WAX FIGURE VARIOUS OF RONALDO POSING NEXT TO HIS FIGURE FANS / RONALDO SAYING (SPANISH) "It is a pleasure for me to have a figure almost like me. Thanks very much, have a good day." VARIOUS OF RONALDO POSING RONALDO SIGNING AUTOGRAPH AND LEAVING VARIOUS OF WAX FIGURE (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) REAL MADRID FAN JOAQUIN JIMENEZ, SAYING: "It is quite similar and I think it's good. I don't see that the hair is similar but it's good, very similar." VARIOUS OF JOURNALISTS AND FANS NEXT TO THE STATUE (SOUNDBITE) (Portuguese) TOURIST JOAO, SAYING: "I think it is very real, very similar. I think it is good to have him with the national team jersey because if he moves to another club the figure would still be valid."
- Embargoed: 22nd December 2013 12:00
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- Location: Spain
- Country: Spain
- Topics: Light / Amusing / Unusual / Quirky
- Reuters ID: LVA2PZFZSPSS8T4ZK8YKSPUKBMA7
- Story Text: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo unveiledhis statue at Madrid's wax museum on Saturday (December 7).
Posing next to his wax figure clad in a Portugal national jersey, Ronaldo thanked the museum for their work.
"It is a pleasure for me to have a figure almost like me. Thanks very much, have a good day," he said.
Hundreds of fans crowded the museum to take a glimpse of the forward.
Real Madrid fan Joaquin Jimenez said the statue was very similar to the player.
"It is quite similar and I think it's good. I don't see that the hair is similar but it's good, very similar," he said moments after Ronaldo left the museum.
Portugal born Joao arrived in Madrid from Cadiz to enjoy his holidays.
He visited the wax museum with his family to have the opportunity to see his country fellowman Ronaldo.
"I think it is very real, very similar. I think it is good to have him with the national team jersey because if he moves to another club the figure would still be valid," he said before posing with the statue.
Ronaldo, who is suspended, did not travel to Xativa, Valencia, to play in Real's Kings Cup match against third tier Olimpic Xativa. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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