After returning from injury, he appeared in a convincing win over Valencia, scoring two goals. ", "Orlando City captain Kaka returns as Brazil defeats Costa Rica", "Copa America: Kaka replaces injured Douglas Costa in Brazil squad", "Kaká makes substitute appearance as Brazil defeat Panama 2-0", "Copa America: Kaka ruled out for Brazil with injury", "Messi magic captivates even football legends", "Kakà in slalom: 4 ammoniti Maldini non sbaglia niente", "Kakà, un predestinato alta classe brasiliana", "How privileged Kaka made most of luck to become Brazil's master of magic", "Why Arsenal & Man United Should Chase This South American Superstar. [180] Kaká retained his place in the squad for Brazil's 1,000th game in history, a 1–1 friendly draw against Colombia on 14 November 2012. Squad number history in the national team, MLS 2015: Portland Timbers win first title - Giovani Dos Santos most valuable, Most valuable players in 2011: Half of the top XI from Barça - Schweinsteiger among best 15, Most valuable players in 2010: Messi first €100m player - Ribéry in the top 10. Kaká, who wore No 22 for six seasons at AC Milan, was unveiled to at least 50,000 adoring fans at the Bernabéu on Tuesday wearing the No 8 shirt. [44] Kaká had made a dribbling run into Sevilla's area, winning a penalty, which he then proceeded to take. [16] His younger brother Rodrigo (best known as Digão) and cousin Eduardo Delani are also professional footballers. Later, it was reported that Kaká would be out for 6 weeks due to a hamstring strain.
[47][48] On 2 December 2007, Kaká became the eighth Milan player to win the Ballon d'Or, as he finished with a decisive 444 votes, well ahead of runner-up Cristiano Ronaldo. [166] Kaká also provided two assists throughout the tournament. [149] He scored a long range stunner against Atlanta United on 29 July. His only two goals came in Brazil's group stage opener against Egypt on 14 June, when he scored a goal in the fifth minute and then added a 90th-minute penalty in Brazil's 4–3 victory. [119] He then scored again in a 1–1 friendly draw against New York City FC. [182][183] Kaká, however, was not selected for the national team for the 2013 Confederations Cup and was also omitted in Scolari's 2014 World Cup squad.

Due to his performances in his debut season, in 2004, Kaká was named Serie A Footballer of the Year, and was nominated for both the Ballon d'Or (finishing in 15th place) and the FIFA World Player of the Year Awards (finishing in ninth place). [124][125] He came second in the Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month poll for his performances in March. [229], In April 2012, Kaká became the first sportsperson to amass ten million followers on Twitter,[11] and by March 2015, Kaká had the fifth-highest social media rank in the world among athletes, behind Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, David Beckham and Neymar, with 33 million Facebook fans. [84] In 2011–12, Real Madrid won La Liga with a record 100 points that year, with Kaká providing nine assists and scoring five goals in the competition. He was also selected to be part of both the UEFA Team of the Year[33] and the FIFPro World XI for the first time in his career.[34]. [237] On 5 January 2019, he announced his engagement to Brazilian model Carolina Dias on Instagram. That's Ronaldo, il Fenomeno. 6. Product Details. [121][122][123] Kaká scored one and assisted another in a 2–2 draw with Montreal Impact on 28 March 2015. Find out who made the MLS custom cover", "Cristiano Ronaldo overtakes Shakira as Facebook's most 'liked' person", "FC Dallas Updates: AC Milan or Liverpool? [23], Kaká began his career with São Paulo at the age of eight. [88] Real Madrid finished the season in second place in La Liga behind Barcelona, and also finished runners-up in the Copa del Rey to city rivals Atlético Madrid.

[140] He finished his second MLS season with the club with 9 goals and 10 assists in 24 appearances,[137] as Orlando once again failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs. [67] Milan vice-chairman and CEO Adriano Galliani confirmed that he and Kaká's father, Bosco Leite, had traveled to Mexico to meet with La Volpe: "We had lunch and spoke about Kaká. He led Milan to win the 2007 UEFA Champions League Final and was the tournament's top goal scorer. [156][157], Kaká was called up for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship, but the Brazilians crashed out to Ghana in the quarter-finals. Eric Abidal. "[86] Kaká came on just before an hour was played, but was sent off as he was controversially booked twice within 18 minutes in a 0–0 draw against Osasuna on 12 January 2013.

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