Ballon D'or Fall-Out ! Ronaldo's Effigy Vandalized As Sister Fights Back

The effigy of the Real Madrid star and immediate past Ballon D'or holder, Christian Ronaldo has been desecrated in home town, Madeira, Portugal as unknown assailants even wrote "Messi" and drew a number 10 on his back after the Argentine beat him to the Ballon d'Or

As if losing out to Lionel Messi in the race for the Ballon d'Or on Monday was not enough for Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid attacker was given another reminder of the Argentine star's dominance over him in the wake of the award ceremony.

While Ronaldo hoped to draw level with his Barcelona counterpart and pick up the award for the fourth time in his career, he was left disappointed to see Messi swoop in and collect it for the fifth time.
To make matters worse, the star saw the statue which stands in his hometown of Madeira painted over with some unwelcome graffiti.

And in response to the unfortunate incident, Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister has attacked the vandals who painted Messi’s name and a number 10 on a statue erected in honour of the Real Madrid footballer in his native Madeira.

The statue - unveiled in December 2014 in island capital Funchal - was vandalised overnight as the Barcelona striker pipped Ronaldo to claim a historic fifth Ballon d’Or.

The large replica of the former Man United striker - famed for being generous to the footballer in the shorts department - was cleaned up on Tuesday after officials were alerted to the damage.

Ronaldo’s sister Katia Aveiro took to Facebook to say she was “ashamed” at what had happened and called those responsible “savages.”

Letting her anger show in a long-winded attack in which she described her brother as a ‘marvellous person’ and a ‘fighter’, she said: “I find the act in itself a dishonour but what I find more shameful is the envy that surrounds him and the rage that some unloved and frustrated fatheads display in public in a disgraceful way which leaves me as a Portuguese person ashamed and sad.

“The people that are responsible for this and other negative things directed towards this person should know that our island was recently voted the world’s leading island destination not just for the beautiful sea that surrounds us or for our marvellous gastronomy or even the warm Madeiran welcome.

“It was in part thanks to this great Madeiran figure that honours his origins.”

Dubbing the vandals “frustrated savages” and saying they deserved to be sent to Syria in an attack in which she appeared at times to be overwhelmed by her own anger, she added: “Sadly my beautiful island is still inhabited by some frustrated savages who should live in Syria amidst people who don’t respect each other and who don’t know how to live together.

“Please forgive me those who are suffering because of war but I think people are badly distributed.

“There are still envious people on this planet who can’t accept the success of others, mediocre people who don’t do our world any good.”

Ronaldo and sister, Katia