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A bizarre plaque of US soccer legend Brandi Chastain is being mocked on social media

Brandi Chastain
Brandi Chastain at an induction ceremony at the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2017. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP

  • Brandi Chastain, who scored the winning penalty kick for the US at the 1999 Women's World Cup, was inducted into the San Francisco Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame on Monday.
  • Unfortunately, her commemorative plaque looks little like her and has been mocked relentlessly on social media.
  • There is a chance the plaque will be redone.
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As a decorated member of the US Women's National Team in soccer, one who scored the winning penalty kick in the 1999 Women's World Cup, one of the most iconic goals in the sport's history, Brandi Chastain is certainly deserving of a commemorative plaque.

Unfortunately, when her plaque was unveiled Monday during her induction into the San Francisco Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame, the result was horrifying.

Brandi Chastina Plaque
Seriously, who is this supposed to be? Photo courtesy of Mercury News

This may even be worse than the Cristiano Ronaldo statue.

Naturally, Twitter was ruthless after this was unveiled.

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For her part, Chastain, ever the pro, handled it gracefully, telling reporters in a video provided by The Mercury News, "It's not the most flattering, but it's nice," with a smile.

Fortunately, this story may still have a happy ending, according to Ann Killion, a sports columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle:

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