Kaka wins Ballon d’Or award ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo
AC Milan’s Brazilian midfielder Kaka was named on Sunday as France Football’s Player of the Year winning the prestigious Ballon d’Or award. He received 444 points in the France Football vote, easily ahead of Manchester United’s Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo who had 277 with Barcelona’s Argentinian midfielder Lionel Messi placing third with 255 points.
“This is very special for me - it culminates an astonishing year for me,” Kaka said.
“It’s the top prize around and the only way to win something like this is to play for a team like AC Milan. It’s great to be part of a team that wins.”
Born in the capital Brasilia, Kaka started off with Sao Paulo before moving to Europe with AC Milan in 2003. He has been capped 54 times for his country and scored 19 goals. He was in the Brazilian World Cup squads in 2002 and 2006.
Meanwhile, Kaka, Ronaldo and Barcelona ace Messi are on the three-man short list for the Fifa World Player of the Year, which will be determined later this month.
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