'Looks like my grandma'

Move over Cristiano Ronaldo, there's a new statue to ridicule.

A 12-foot bronze statue of Argentina legend Diego Maradona, unveiled at a football club in Kolkata this week, has become the butt of jokes on social media, with commenters comparing it to former England manager Roy Hodgson, Susan Boyle or someone's grandmother, as it has little resemblance to the man himself.

The statue shows Maradona proudly holding the World Cup trophy Argentina won in Mexico in 1986.

The figure's voluminous permed hair, round face, crinkled eyes and oversized trophy prompted many Twitter users to poke fun at it.

A number of critics compared the statue's look to that of a grandmother or older woman, presumably because of the permed hair. One user commented: "[It's] supposed to be Maradona... looks more like someone's gran."

The bronze figure invited comparisons to a much-maligned sculpture of Real Madrid star Ronaldo that was unveiled earlier this year. That work was criticized so heavily that a new one bearing a greater likeness to the star was eventually created as an alternative to the first.

Another person tweeted: "Good to see the chap that did the Ronaldo one is still in business."