Cristiano Ronaldo Now Has Diamond Cover Soccer Cleats, Of Course

What do you get the man who, presumably, has pretty much everything … including a rather flattering statue of his own likeness? In the case of Cristiano Ronaldo — fresh off his victory in the Ballon d’Or voting on Monday — you gift him some diamond-encrusted soccer cleats.

Playing soccer in shoes covered in diamonds seems, shall we say, a little excessive even if Paul Simon nods in approval. Then again, this is Cristiano Ronaldo which makes it par for the course. As the dearly-missed Tim Ryan would accurately surmise, “obviously.”