A few hours after losing the World Player of the Year election, superstar Cristiano Ronaldo also endured the gloating of supporters of his victorious rival Lionel Messi. On the night of Tuesday, the more than three meter high bronze statue of Ronaldo on his home island of Madeira was smeared with a “Messi” lettering and his jersey number “10”. This was reported by local media. The red graffiti on Ronaldo’s image, which was revealed at the end of 2014, has since been removed.