A statue was made of Argentine soccer legend Marcelo Gallardo.
From Argentina From the social icon of River Plate, About Marcelo Gallardo47, a statue carved as a tribute was unveiled to the public last Saturday in front of the Monumental Stadium.
The eight-meter bronze statue immediately aroused a lot of emotions among the club’s fans. The statue depicting Gallardo is designed with an accentuated bulging penis.
Pictures of the statue have been shared on Twitter, for example, laughing and joking. Numerous memes have also been developed from the statues.
A work of art designed by an Argentinian sculptor Mercedes Savall says that the overshooting front equipment was a considered solution.
The sculptor told According to ESPN, that the statue is meant to be viewed from below. According to the woman, the detail can be seen more clearly in the pictures than on the spot.
“It’s not sexual, but completely related to other things, such as vitality. True fans understand that,” the artist opened.
“This is football. The fans are always telling the players and coaches to put eggs in the game. It was like a subliminal message of the sculpture.”
Savalli’s the work took four years. The sculptor doesn’t seem to be bothered by the reception the statue has received.
He acknowledged the negative feedback calmly:
“What’s wrong with that? You can’t make everyone happy. It’s not supposed to be in a museum, but in a stadium.”
Marcelo Gallardo is one of River Plate’s most successful coaches. He won the BBC including no less than 14 trophies in eight years, including two Copa Libertadores victories.
During his playing career, Gallardo represented, among others, major league level teams River Plate, Paris Saint-Germain and Nacional. He played in the Argentine national team and was involved in winning Olympic silver in Atlanta in 1996.
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