In March, Cristiano Ronaldo was in his hometown island Madeira for the official unveiling of the new ‘Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo’.

At the event a gold-plated statue of the Real Madrid star was unveiled as well which did the rounds on social media with several bashing its comical appearance.

Now, the Portuguese’s constant Ballon d’Or rival Lionel Messi has a statue of his own. Only his is life-sized and has been propped up, presumably without his knowledge, in a pub in Russia.

The establishment is located in St Petersburg and has become something of a minor tourist attraction.

The video below shows footage of the statue.