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'I didn't ask for this!' - Proud Ronaldo speaks out at airport unveiling

The Real Madrid star has been honoured at a ceremony on Wednesday although acknowledged that not everyone would be pleased with the gesture

Real Madrid and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo insists he "didn't ask for this" after attending a ceremony in Madeira on Wednesday to celebrate the area's airport being named after him.

Madeira Airport has been renamed Cristiano Ronaldo Airport in a move initially announced last year.

A bizarre-looking bust of Ronaldo's head was unveiled along with a sign as part of the occasion and it will sit at the arrivals terminal.

The 32-year-old attended a ceremony at the airport the day after scoring his 71st international goal in Portugal's 3-2 friendly defeat against Sweden.