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Kaka (Soccer)

Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite, aka Kaka, is a Brazilian footballer. Born in Brasilia in 1982 he made his club debut for Sao Paulo aged 15. A call-up to the Brazilian national team for the 2002 World Cup followed, where he earned a winners medal. Kaka subsequently moved AC Milan and featured in the 2004/05 Champions League final when the Italians lost to Liverpool on penalties. Two years later he played a key part when Milan this time won the European title. In the same year he was named both the Seria A footballer of the year and the FIFA World Player of the year, and he also won the Ballon D’or in 2008. Kaka came close to singing for Manchester City during the 2009 January transfer window, but then joined Real Madrid for £56 million in June of the same year. Giles Lucas

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Injured Kaka faces two-month lay-off

05.08.10
Real Madrid playmaker will undergo knee surgery and could be out at least two months... more

Dunga to warn Kaka over yellow cards

29.06.10
Brazil coach plans to speak to the playmaker to stop picking up needless bookings... more

Dunga blasts 'totally unjustified' Kaka sending off

21.06.10
Brazil coach was left fuming at referee Stephane Lannoy after he dismissed the midfielder towards the end of their victory over Ivory Coast... more

Robinho: Kaka is still crucial to Brazil

18.06.10
Robinho has no doubt that Kaka remains an important figure... more

Kaka wants Jose Mourinho at Real Madrid

13.05.10
Real Madrid playmaker Kaka has welcomed talk of Jose Mourinho joining the club next season... more

Robinho not looking to return to Manchester City

12.03.10
Striker has reiterated his desire to extend his loan stay at Santos and hopes talks have already been initiated... more

Cristiano Ronaldo happy to have Kaka back

11.01.10
Cristiano Ronaldo has welcomed the return to action of team-mate Kaka... more

Why England need a good ‘result’ in Qatar

13.11.09
Capello’s men face Brazil but the real battle is taking place behind the scenes, as fight to host the 2018 World Cup hots up... more

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid goal run goes on

01.10.09
Cristiano Ronaldo added another two goals to his growing Real Madrid collection as the Spanish giants continued their barnstorming start to the season by seeing off 10-man Marseille 3-0 with a second-half blitz at the Bernabeu... more

Real Madrid vow to spend more as Gael Clichy is targeted

12.06.09
Football: Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has justified his outrageous outlay on Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka as he set his sights on luring Arsenal’s Gael Clichy to the Bernabeu... more

Florentino Perez has Europe braced for re-run of Galacticos saga

11.06.09
Football: Florentino Perez is the power behind the world record bid for Cristiano Ronaldo, but at a time of global economic crisis it seems incredible he is splashing out so much... more

Kaka joins Real Madrid in world record transfer

09.06.09
Football: Kaka has blamed the world economic crisis for AC Milan's decision to sell him for a record £59million... more

Real Madrid are planning to wreck Chelsea’s Franck Ribery bid

05.06.09
Football: Chelsea's hopes of signing Franck Ribery suffered a huge blow today after Real Madrid entered the race for the Bayern Munich midfielder.... more

Milan chief insists Kaka’s got no chance of Chelsea move

04.06.09
Football: Chelsea's hopes of signing Kaka have suffered a major blow after AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani ruled out any chance of the player moving to Stamford Bridge... more

Carlo Ancelotti calls Kaka in bid to halt Real Madrid deal

03.06.09
Football: Carlo Ancelotti has personally intervened in an attempt to stop Kaka signing for Real Madrid for £65million... more

Kaka wants to stay at Milan

02.06.09
Football: AC Milan playmaker Kaka insists he wants to stay at the San Siro... more

Nicolas Anelka: Carlo Ancelotti must keep Didier Drogba at Chelsea

02.06.09
Football: Nicolas Anelka has urged new Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti to make keeping Didier Drogba at Stamford Bridge his first priority this summer... more

Platini eyes up spending cap as clubs risk 'imploding'

18.02.09
Football: Michel Platini has told the European parliament that UEFA are considering capping spending by clubs... more

Nouveau riche City prove you can't buy class

21.01.09
Hats off to Kaka. He may be a bit weird but his decision to snub £500,000 a week in order to stay loyal to the club that made him is a shining beacon of hope in the amoral darkness of professional football... more

City shelve Kaka deal

20.01.09
Manchester City have terminated discussions with AC Milan over the proposed transfer of former world footballer of the year Kaka... more

Boys from Brazil leave stunned City in turmoil

20.01.09
Manchester City's season was in danger of falling apart today with striker Robinho walking out and flying to Brazil and the club accusing AC Milan of “bottling” the deal for Kaka... more

Blues are delighted to have passed the bucks

20.01.09
As Manchester City lurch into crisis, Chelsea chief Peter Kenyon says he is happy his club are no longer the richest in the top flight... more

Wenger plays down fears of Milan move for strike duo

19.01.09
Arsene Wenger is ready to resist any transfer window bids from AC Milan for Emmanuel Adebayor and Robin van Persie should the Italian giants complete the £108m sale of Kaka to Manchester City... more

Hughes still confident on Kaka deal

16.01.09
Mark Hughes is confident once Kaka hears the grand plans for Manchester City, he will have no hesitation in quitting AC Milan to complete possibly the most amazing transfer deal of all time... more

£100m Kaka bid sparks warning from Wenger

15.01.09
Arsene Wenger today expressed his concern about Manchester City's attempts to sign Kaka from AC Milan for £100million... more

Kaka rejects world-record £100m move

14.01.09
Manchester City's audacious bid for Kaka looks to have failed after the Brazilian said today that he “wants to grow old at Milan”... more

Robinho is dreaming of Kaka arrival

02.12.08
Brazilian superstar Kaka heads Robinho's January transfer wish-list for Manchester City... more

Kaka: I'm not heading to Chelsea

27.08.08
Chelsea look certain to fail in their world-record bid for Brazil star Kaka after he revealed he has no interest in leaving AC Milan... more

'Keep your hands off Kaka, Scolari'

13.06.08
Milan send out warning to Big Phil as Blues plot £50m raid for Brazilian forward ... more

Hleb could be next out of Emirates

06.05.08
Alexander Hleb looks set to join Mathieu Flamini on his way out of Arsenal after it was reported that he has agreed a four-year deal with Inter Milan... more

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  • Kaka is a devout Christian and points to the sky to thank God during his goal celebrations
  • He is 6 ft 1 in tall
  • His Brazil debut came in 2002 against Bolivia

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