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Paddy Power tempts Cristiano Ronaldo bust sculptor out of retirement with Gareth Bale project

on May 31, 2017 | 0 comments

By John McCarthy

Provocative bookmaker Paddy Power has helped Portuguese artist Emanuel Santos get past his widely criticised Cristiano Ronaldo bust by hiring him to immortalise Wales and Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale.

Bale, a teammate cum rival of Ronaldo, was the focus of the commission as the Champion’s League Final comes to his capital city of Cardiff, Wales on Saturday 3 June.

Back in March, Santos was forced to defend a bust he created for the renaming of the airport at Maderia to Aeroporto Cristiano Ronaldo, paying homage to the star who hailed from the area. A somewhat flawed entry Read full story ›

Source: The Drum