Published 16:29 IST, February 26th 2020
Cristiano Ronaldo immortalised in chocolate as 120 kg statue unveiled in Switzerland
Cristiano Ronaldo has scorched the world of football with his goalscoring prowess. The Portuguese great has now been sculpted out of chocolate in Switzerland.
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Cristia Ronaldo has written his name in just about every history book over course of his career. five-time Ballon d’Or winner has broken records left, right and centre during his time at Manchester United, Real Mrid and Juventus. With his name being immortalized in history of world football, Cristia Ronaldo has w been immortalized in quite ar fashion this week.
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Cristia Ronaldo chocolate statue unveiled in Switzerland
Chocolatier Jorge Cardoso unveiled a 120 kg Cristia Ronaldo chocolate statue in Givisiez, Switzerland this week. 1.87m tall Cristia Ronaldo sculpture took up to 200 hours to build by Cardoso’s own mission. life-size Cristia Ronaldo chocolate effigy was built as an im of Cristia Ronaldo sporting iconic . 7 jersey for Portugal.
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Cristia Ronaldo chocolate statue features extraordinary detail
chocolatier t only created likeness of Cristia Ronaldo out of chocolate but also recreated kit Portugal wore during Euro 2016. Features like shin ps, Nike ticks and UEFA bges were also recreated in Cristia Ronaldo chocolate statue. Speaking to Portugal resident, Cardoso said, "After all se years of experiments, I wanted to try again and make a larger, more realistic sculpture. This sculpture was me in my own free time. It is a personal project that I really wanted to pursue. I studied everything in detail to make it look as realistic as possible. Apart from being Portuguese, I am a fan. He is where he is thanks to his hard work, effort and dedication.”
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Lyon vs Juventus schedule: With Cristia Ronaldo chocolate likeness done, Juventus star looks to get UCL campaign going
Cristia Ronaldo will have opportunity to once again give his fans all around world something to cheer about when his Juventus side take on Lyon in Champions League Round of 16. Juventus will travel to Parc Olympique Lyonnais in France as y look to get over scars left by Ajax last season. Cristia Ronaldo will also be chasing his fifth Champions League title during Lyon vs Juventus schedule.
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16:29 IST, February 26th 2020