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Kaka was one of the most graceful players the game has ever seen. But alongside that grace came trophies, he wasn’t just graceful he was effective too.
This is the story of Ricardo Kaka; a life-changing accident, a devotion to god and a trophy-laden time in Europe.
Written by Seb Stafford-Bloor. Illustrated by Henry Cooke.
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Kaka was a great players and i admired him since i am a Milan fan!
His only mistake in his career is to allow Berlusconi to sell him to Madrid, he should have stand for himself and follow his heart…
Im sure that he regret leaving Milan at the peak of his career, he could have won another " Ballon d'or" if he had stayed in Milan
I thought he belonged to GOD, seems like believe that JESUS is GOD, which is not…
My all time favourite football player
Seriously what is the story with people from back in the day getting brutal spinal injuries from diving? Happened to my mom, by best friends dad, and Kaka. That's not even counting the innumerable anecdotal stories I've heard about similar injuries. Starting to think the mass removal of diving boards from swimming pools in the early to mid 90s was a really good idea.
I really love this guy as a player.
sheesh that Milan squad was glorious
My question is, why AC Milan sell a
player like him…
I don't get it
The last human to win the Ballon D'Or LOL amazing player
1:49 Rivaldo or Rashford
Absolute legend.
He was my inspiration for football ?
The Federer of football. Outrageous talent who managed to make the game look so simple and elegant. Such a shame the Real Madrid move never panned out and injuries disrupted the latter part of his career. Will forever be one of my favourite players.
I'd love to see Tifo do a video on Alexandre Pato. What a superstar he was in his early years
Would really love a video on Riquelme. One of the last true number 10s in the world.
My idol growing up
absolute legend such a sad ending tho
bruh ..who on earth is that 0:51 ?? he is the most handsome man dude..why do you hate him like this???
0:46 his greatest achievement was wearing both long sleeves and short sleeves in a single game
The player that made me fall in love with football….thank u for everything kaka …my hero
Jesus is the son of Mary. Jesus isn't your father or God, but a prophet to the lost children of Israel
Kaká – probably the last Brazil NFT player with a college degree too.
Just a hypothesis. I think the decline in the export of young and superb Brazilian talent to Europe may be linked to the death of Italian football.
Italy used to be a second home that offered a gentle adaptation into the European football clime.
The decline of Italian football meant that Serie A clubs couldn't invest in and nurture promising Brazilian talents
Unlucky that he came in the last few years of the golden Milan. Then Milan needed money and was falling. Sold Kaka to get money, but still the club fell after some years and Kaka lost his career because of Real Madrid. Glorious story with a sad ending for Kaka and every Milan fan.
You did not mention that he didn't want to leave AC Milan.
The last great #10 Brazil had. One of the greatest midfielders ever
What a stupid analysis of a south american player
Kaka was probably my favourite player to of not played for United. Maybe it was me trying to be a hipster but really loved how he played
This guy was one of my football heroes back during my early teenage days. The manner in which he glided past great defenses in Serie A and Europe with ease while still scoring wonderful goals and providing killer passes was truly astounding.
I will never forget how he singlehandedly made Evra and Heinze look like Maguire and Shaw during the 2007 UCL semifinal. One of the greatest attacking midfielders of my generation for sure.
Kai Havertz and Joao Felix are perhaps the closest in style to Kaka today.
Am i the onlyone who for some reason thought he had that "swagger" like Michael Jackson of football? For some reason i find them similar
His career was ruined by ronaldo and real madrid. The games Real played without ronaldo he would rise above the team and would show his true class. If only he would have left sooner or preferably ronaldo.
I remember Kaka's first game in Sao Paulo, he was not even (considered) the best player in the youth team… but he had an incredible debut. Very intelligent player, calm, "simple", yet very effective!
they really didn't want to draw Ronaldinho do they
Outstanding tribute. Well done. Re-subscribed. Joga bonita…
Kaka in his prime had wheels for days…