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Kaka sees Ronaldo as best Player of all time

February 5, 2015

Former Brazil international Kaka says that his international teammate Ronaldo is the best player he has ever seen. This is quite a great acclaim for the former Barcelona and Real Madrid striker, who is one of the leading goal scorers in the FIFA World Cup tournament.

Kaka has played with Ronaldo, while at his peak, only at international level. It was not until the striker joined AC Milan during the latter years of his career when Kaka played with him. Even though Kaka has played with some incredible players like Cristiano Ronaldo and also coming up against names like Lionel Messi, he considers Ronaldo to be the best.

This is also the widespread notion and many believe that Ronaldo would have gone to score even more goals had his body allowed. Continue Reading

Kaka to retire in North American League

January 7, 2015

Former AC Milan midfielder Kaka says that he is ready to retire in the North American league.

The Brazilian will be officially completing the move to Orlando City FC in the next few weeks. His loan spell with São Paulo comes to a close just as the Brazilian season has ended. Kaka has been at São Paulo for the last few months after leaving Milan. He straightaway joined Orlando City but since they were yet to join the MLS at that point. Now that Orlando City are ready to join the MLS in the 2015 season, Kaka is set to begin pre-season with the club.

MLS is on the verge of attracting several stars to the league, but one of the most iconic among them – Frank Lampard – looks unlikely to join the league for the start of the campaign. The former Chelsea midfielder moved to New York City FC but he was immediately loaned back to the Premier League. His return with Manchester City has been extremely productive and Lampard has been one of the important players in the City team despite his short spell with the club. Not many expected him to have the same impact given that he was 36 years old.

Kaka, though, believes that the MLS could be a major league going forward and will be capable of attracting top names at a much younger age. Jermain Defoe is one of the big names who has joined the MLS at the start of his 30s. “MLS is making big steps, big progress. I’m not here to retire, I’m here to win. I had another opportunity to earn more than they are paying me here,” said Kaka, who will become the most expensive player in the MLS. He will be reportedly paid just over £ 7 million per season.

KAKA ENJOYING HIS FOOTBALL

May 1, 2012

Real Madrid midfielder Kaka has said that he is once again enjoying football and that he is very much looking forward to becoming a regular part of the Real Madrid first-team. Kaka joined Real Madrid for a then world record fee of £ 64 million, but has struggled at Madrid for both form and fitness. Since the arrival of manager José Mourinho, Kaka has failed to nail down a first-team spot partly because of form and partly because of fitness. However, in the last few weeks, he has been showing signs of resurgence, which was finally capped off by the brilliant display against APOEL.

The 29-year-old playmaker was once again at his best in the match against Cyprus side APOEL in the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Following their 3-0 win in the first leg, Real Madrid were the favourites to qualify for the semifinals of the competition where they could be facing the likes of Bayern Munich or Marseille. However, José Mourinho has said ahead of the second leg encounter between the two clubs that it was going to be a tough encounter nonetheless. Kaka was excellent in the first leg after he came on as a substitute. He started the match against APOEL at the Santiago Bernabeu.

He scored stunning goal against APOEL that reminded people about his quality. Speaking after the match, the Brazilian said that he is close to returning to his best. “The confidence in myself is returning. I did not have trust to shoot from distance and today I dared to do it. I am happy because I am growing and improving. I can do more things: goals, assists, everything that the team needs. But there is a lot of competition because our attackers score many goals,” he told reporters after the game, which put Real Madrid in the semifinals of the Champions League.