Need a World Cup mural? Russian paints giant portrait of his wife on Moscow wall

A mural showing Daria Panteleeva, wife of the owner of Novatek Art, a Russian advertising agency whose World Cup themed facades are co-funded by the Russian government, is painted on the side of an apartment building on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia June 30, 2018. Picture taken June 30, 2018. REUTERS/Tatyana Makeyeva

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The head of a Russian advertising agency tasked with decorating Moscow facades ahead of the soccer World Cup used the opportunity to commission a 12-storey high mural of his wife.

The portrait shows Novatek Art director Ivan Panteleev's wife Daria in a gym kit holding a football against the backdrop of a bright blue sky. Cartoon birds fly around her.