Plaque honoring Olympic soccer player Brandi Chastain couldn't look less like her
When will sculptors learn how to sculpt?
On Monday, soccer player Brandi Chastain was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. This is well deserved as Chastain is a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a two-time World Cup champion.
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Unfortunately, though she is joining a group of notable and honored athletes, the plaque made in her honor is joining a league with a different sort of fame.
Brandi Chastain has won a World Cup and gold medals but her greatest achievement is smiling graciously next to this whackass plaque pic.twitter.com/YzGda3g4vF
— Ryan Mac (@RMac18) May 22, 2018
Here's a closer side-by-side to see the stark difference between plaque and athlete. Yeowch.
What'd Brandi Chastain do to deserve this?! pic.twitter.com/WE5Xz2NZZG
— Cass Anderson (@casspa) May 22, 2018
Much like the infamous bust of Cristaino Ronaldo that was unveiled last year, Chastain's plaque bears very, very little resemblance to the actual athlete.
The Brandi Chastain plaque goes into the Art Fails Hall of Fame. pic.twitter.com/ZquxIyueYJ
— Liam Martin (@LiamWBZ) May 22, 2018
The internet had a field day trying to find all the people the plaque looks like that are most definitely not Chastain.
I could make a list of 50 people this plaque looks like and none of them are Brandi Chastain https://t.co/fiBp2kUj9A
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) May 22, 2018
...so when exactly did poor Brandi Chastain become Babe Ruth?? pic.twitter.com/XIxSTRogcc
— ✨NewYorkCityNurse™✨(Mets 4 in a row) (@GypsyRN212) May 22, 2018
#ChastainBust pic.twitter.com/Wmn1FILWxd
— 🌊BeTheChange76🌊 (@bethechange76) May 22, 2018
I don't know about Brandi Chastain, but they nailed Mickey Rooney. pic.twitter.com/wfSb7irMbx
— Jason Davis, The ⚽📻 Maker (@davisjsn) May 22, 2018
Brandi Chastain's new HOF plaque. pic.twitter.com/FXqDXwyyD3
— Sam Adams (@SWXSamAdams) May 22, 2018
But Chastain's not letting this less-than-accurate representation of her ruin this special moment.
"It's not the most flattering," said Chastain at the reception. "But it's nice."
#BrandiChastain jumps to the front of the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize pack for this diplomacy on her Hall of Fame plaque: “It’s not the most flattering...But it’s nice” https://t.co/LnP5OVihsQ @mercbrownie @Tyska
— Matthias Gafni (@mgafni) May 22, 2018
Fortunately, the plaque is set to be redone by the Hall of Fame, according to Yahoo News. Hopefully a more fitting representation of Chastain is underway. Such a soccer icon deserves it.