 |
| A still from the viral video of Cristiano Ronaldo shows off his skill dressed as a homeless tramp |
Staff correspondent, August 4, 2015
Soccer Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo pulled a successful prank on the residents of
In the video, Ronaldo is dressed up by professional makeup artists as a homeless man. Sporting fake hair and fat suit he is totally unrecognizable.
He goes with a borrowed dog to the Plaza de Callao in downtown
and starts demonstrating his kick-ups to earn a few euros. Hours pass and people ignore him, till a young boy joins in to spar.
After kicking around the ball, Ronaldo picks it up and signs it. As the mildly curious boy watches, the football star starts unpeeling his makeup, revealing himself.
There are shrieks, mobile cameras come out and a flash mob is formed around the star.
It is not clear why Ronaldo took the trouble – seems to be a just a professionally done prank on the city where he lives.