Real vs Barca. Ronaldo vs Messi. Cristiano fans vs Leo lovers.
If you thought the ongoing war between Messi and Ronaldo fanboys (and girls) was restricted to social media and internet message boards, you're sadly mistaken.
On the evening that the mercurial Argentine was awarded his fifth Ballon d'Or, some of his ardent disciples decided to make his great rival's night even worse by vandalising his hometown statue.
Ronaldo himself unveiled the bronze erection in his native Madeira in December 2014...
https://twitter.com/wall_gwall40/status/661612565718507520
But this is what some mischievous Messi maniacs did to it overnight - daubing the Barca man's name on the back in red paint...
https://twitter.com/RMadridFact/status/686971383012802560
Ronaldo’s sister, Katia Aveiro, was clearly upset by the incident, labelling the perpetrators 'fatheads' on Facebook:
"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."
