{"id":75809,"date":"2017-12-17T19:42:30","date_gmt":"2017-12-17T18:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=75809"},"modified":"2017-12-17T19:42:30","modified_gmt":"2017-12-17T18:42:30","slug":"former-brazil-ac-milan-midfielder-kaka-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/former-brazil-ac-milan-midfielder-kaka-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Brazil, AC Milan midfielder, Kaka retires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka, a 2002 World Cup winner with Brazil, has retired.<\/p>\n<p>The 35-year-old, who began his career in Brazil with Sao Paulo, was most recently with MLS club Orlando City.<\/p>\n<p>Kaka played his final match as Orlando&#8217;s season ended in October, and in November was reportedly offered a director role at Serie A club Milan.<\/p>\n<p>He is one of only eight players to win the treble of World Cup, European Cup\/Champions League and Ballon d&#8217;Or.<\/p>\n<p>A devout Christian, Kaka wrote in a Twitter post on Sunday: &#8220;Father, it was much more than I could ever [have] imagined. Thank you! I&#8217;m now ready for the next journey. In Jesus&#8217; name. Amen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Renowned for his strong mazy dribbles, his finishing and his creativity in providing goalscoring opportunities for others, Kaka played 92 times for Brazil, scoring 29 times.<\/p>\n<p>Having lifted the World Cup with his country, he won the Champions League with Milan in 2007 and the Ballon d&#8217;Or, awarded to the world&#8217;s best player, in the same year.<\/p>\n<p>He was arguably at his prime during the six years he spent with the Italian giants between 2003 and 2009, during which time he also won the Serie A title in 2004 and the Club World Cup in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>After joining Madrid in a then-world record \u00a356m deal in June 2009, Kaka won the Copa del Rey in 2011, adding the league title a year later.<\/p>\n<p>Having struggled with a series of knee injuries, Kaka returned to Milan for one season in 2013 before leaving for Orlando the following year.<\/p>\n<p>The other seven players to have won the World Cup, European Cup or Champions League and Ballon d&#8217;Or are: Bobby Charlton, Gerd Muller, Franz Beckenbauer, Paolo Rossi, Zinedine Zidane, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former AC Milan and Real Madrid midfielder Kaka, a 2002 World Cup winner with Brazil, has retired. 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