LOS ANGELES : Fans wishing to snap a picture with U.S. forward Alex Morgan will have a chance at the next best thing as a six-meter, 825-pound (375kg) statue of the soccer star hits the road ahead of the Women's World Cup.World Cup broadcaster Fox Sports conceived of the statue to promote its programming
LOS ANGELES : Fans wishing to snap a picture with U.S. forward Alex Morgan will have a chance at the next best thing as a six-meter, 825-pound statue of the soccer star hits the road ahead of the Women's World Cup.
Known as 'Liberty Alex', the work is crafted from hard-coated and reinforced foam with a 3-D printed resin head and trophy, and features Morgan draped in an American flag, posing like the iconic Statue of Liberty. Robert Gottlieb, president, marketing, Fox Sports, told Reuters his team began planning the project months ago."Originally it was like, 'Oh we'll make it 10-foot' and then it's like, 'You know, maybe it should be 15." And then you kind of see 15 and, you know, let's make it 20. And of course the cost goes up with each iteration."
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