They may be created with the very best of intentions, but when an artist whips out the cast metal and gets to work on something they hope will do their subject justice, the results veer between the classy and “My eyes! My poor eyes!”
Cristiano Ronaldo (who will be taking to the field with Real Madrid against Juventus in the upcoming UEFA Champions League quarter-finals) is among the football greats who have been immortalised via the fickle medium of sculpture.
Can you guess who the statues below are meant to represent?