Newly erected in his hometown in the Madeira Islands, the bronze life-size statue of Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo has been gathering a lot of comments from different people because of the obvious bulge in the statue's pants.

NDTV noted that the statue has just been up for three days but it has already become the topic of conversation in Lisbon and fans around the world.

It has been reported by many Portuguese newspapers that there were dozens of comments about the statue's bulge which was established on the player's honor right at the heart of the city of Funchal, adjacent to a museum.

The said museum, according to Queerty, was also dedicated to the soccer star and that it houses some his mementos and awards during his entire soccer career, including the two Ballon D'Or titles given to him in 2008 and 2013.

A post on his official Facebook page, showed Ronaldo standing next to the bronze figure which weighs 800 kilograms and measures 3.4 meters, four days before the celebration of Christmas. According to NDTV, the image was designed by renowned artist Ricardo Madeira Veloso who is believed to have been inspired by the athlete's stance prior to making a free kick.

In an earlier post on his Twitter account, the soccer player said that he is grateful for being honored with a statue in his hometown.

"I feel so proud to be honored with a statue in Madeira. It's a huge joy to share this moment with my family and the people from Madeira. Thank you all for the warm reception," he said.

NDTV said that despite the controversy, Ronaldo has continued to enjoy the holidays with his family evident in the photos published on his Facebook page. The report added that the soccer player is currently in Dubai for the celebration of the holidays.

But of course, many people, especially netizens noticed the obvious bulge, noting that it is hard not to focus "on anything other than the mid-section of the statue."

"You know, that enormous bulge. It has everyone (including us) wondering ... is this statue accurate to real life? Enquiring minds want to know!" InTouchWeekly said in an article.

Twitter users also posted their comments on the statue's controversial feature, with some calling it a "nice bulge."

Surely, this statue will keep on gathering numerous comments and views from thousands of fans and people around the world as InTouchWeekly said that Ronaldo's bronze statue is by far "the hottest statue we've ever seen."