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Virgil van Dijk statue latest in list of disaster tributes – including Ronaldo and Essien
VIRGIL VAN DIJK has become the latest in a long line of stars with disaster statues.
Virgil van Dijk statue
Football has a long-standing, rocky relationship with statues – and Virgil van Dijk has become the latest star to be immortalised with a questionable tribute.
A PR stunt saw a towering figure of the £75m defender placed outside of Anfield before it was removed for security purposes.
It joins a long list of infamous football statues including Cristiano Ronaldo's disaster effort and Michael Essien's recent bizarre image.
Take a look through the gallery to reveal some of the very worst football tribute statues – as well as some of the best.