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122-636: Adidas unveiled Al Rihla on March 30, 2022. The presentation in Qatar featured former World Cup winners Kaká (Brazil) and Iker Casillas (Spain), as well as Farah Jefry (Saudi Arabia) and Nouf Al Anzi (United Arab Emirates). Al Rihla means The Journey or The Trip in Arabic . Rihla is also a traditional genre of Arabic literature about journeys, such as the 14th century travelogue of Ibn Battuta , known simply as The Rihla . To produce Al Rihla commercially, Adidas subcontracted Egyptian company Forward Egypt,

244-552: A director , confirming that Milan had offered him a role. Kaká was called up for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship , but the Brazilians crashed out to Ghana in the quarter-finals. Several months later, he made his debut for the senior Brazil squad in a friendly match against Bolivia on 31 January 2002. He was part of Brazil's 2002 FIFA World Cup -winning squad in Korea/Japan, but played only 25 minutes, all of which were in

366-456: A novelty song titled Coup de Boule ("Headbutt") reached the top of the French charts. A sculpture of the incident was unveiled in 2012. In light of Zidane's statements, FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings to investigate the incident. FIFA also affirmed the legality of Elizondo's decision to send Zidane off, rejecting claims that Cantalejo had illegally relied on video transmission to make

488-424: A penalty kick when he deemed Florent Malouda to have been fouled by Marco Materazzi . Zinedine Zidane opened the scoring when he converted this kick in the 7th minute with a Panenka that glanced off the underside of the crossbar and into the goal. Materazzi redeemed himself for Italy when he levelled the score in the 19th minute, a header from an Andrea Pirlo corner. In the 35th minute, Luca Toni struck

610-631: A 3–0 win against Chievo, his 300th match for Milan. In June 2014, it was reported that Kaká had entered into advanced discussions with Orlando City SC to join the team in January 2015 when they enter Major League Soccer (MLS). On 30 June 2014, Kaká had his Milan contract terminated through mutual consent despite having a year remaining, by activating a release clause as a result of the team not qualifying for European competitions. Kaka joined future MLS franchise Orlando City as their first Designated Player . He stated that he had "always" wanted to play in

732-410: A 3–0 win for Italy. In the semi-final on 4 July, Italy beat hosts Germany 2–0 with the two goals coming in the last two minutes of extra time. After a back-and-forth half-hour of extra time, during which Gilardino and Zambrotta struck the post and the crossbar respectively, Grosso scored in the 119th minute after a disguised Pirlo pass found him open in the penalty area for a bending left-footed shot into

854-519: A 4–0 friendly win over FC Dallas . He then scored again in a 1–1 friendly draw against New York City FC . On 8 March 2015, Kaká scored a free kick for the equaliser in a 1–1 draw on his MLS debut against New York City FC at the Citrus Bowl , the first in Orlando City's competitive history. Kaká scored one and assisted another in a 2–2 draw with Montreal Impact on 28 March 2015. He came second in

976-555: A 4–1 win over Argentina in the final. Kaká started in his first FIFA World Cup finals in 2006 and scored his first and only goal of the tournament with a 25-yard strike in Brazil's 1–0 victory over Croatia in Brazil's opener, for which he was named Man of the Match . Kaká was unable to keep up the momentum for the remainder of the tournament, as Brazil was eliminated by France in the quarter-finals with French star Thierry Henry scoring

1098-530: A 76th-minute substitute in a 1–0 home victory against Udinese . In his next match, on 22 October, Kaká assisted Robinho in the 1–1 home draw against Barcelona in the Champions League . His first goal, described by ESPN as "a sensational curling shot from the edge of the area into the top right-hand corner," opened the scoring in a 1–1 home draw at San Siro to Lazio on 30 October. On 7 January 2014, Kaká scored his 100th goal for Milan by an opening goal in

1220-689: A 90th-minute penalty in Brazil's 4–3 victory. Kaká also provided two assists throughout the tournament. He received the Golden Ball as the player of the tournament at the Confederations Cup and was also named the Man of the Match in the final after helping Brazil to a 3–2 win against the United States . At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, during the match against Ivory Coast on 20 June, Kaká received

1342-478: A Real Madrid player during a 3–0 victory over Ajax in the Champions League , as he scored one goal, provided one assist and participated in one of the best team build-ups of the matchday: a counterattacking move involving Mesut Özil , Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. Kaká was later chosen the best player of the Champions League Matchday. With this match, Kaká experienced one of the best starts to

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1464-475: A Zidane free kick to end Brazil's reign as world champions. In the semi-final, on 5 July, France won again with a lone goal, this time from a first half Zidane penalty kick after Henry was tripped inside the box by Ricardo Carvalho . The official match ball for the final was the + Teamgeist Berlin, a gold-coloured variation of the Adidas Teamgeist , which was unveiled on 18 April 2006. The Adidas Teamgeist

1586-472: A closing ceremony was organised by FIFA, lasting about 10 minutes, was performed by Il Divo singing their song " The Time of Our Lives ", the official song of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, as well as Shakira and Wyclef Jean singing a rendition of their song " Hips Don't Lie ". The final started with each side scoring within the first 20 minutes, making it the only World Cup final from 1990 to 2014 in which both finalists scored. Referee Elizondo awarded

1708-508: A curling strike from 30 yards into the top corner against Lazio , a powerful strike from the edge of the 18-yard box against Cagliari , and a now trademark slalom run past a number of Udinese players before bending the ball into the bottom corner. He was nominated as a finalist for the 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year , finishing fourth, and was nominated for the Ballon d'Or , finishing in eighth. He

1830-477: A deal has yet to be done." On 4 June, Galliani told Gazzetta dello Sport that financial reasons were his motive for the talks with La Volpe : "We cannot allow [Milan] to lose €70 million ... The reasons behind Kaká's departure would be economic." On 8 June, Milan and Real Madrid confirmed Kaká's move to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on a six-year deal for €67 million fee. Kaká

1952-443: A decision about handling Zidane's misconduct. FIFA issued a CHF 5,000 fine and a two-match ban against Materazzi, while Zidane received a three-match ban and a CHF 7,500 fine. Since Zidane had already retired, he voluntarily served three days of community service on FIFA's behalf as a substitute for the match ban. In October 2009, in an interview conducted on French radio station RTL, Zidane stated: "Let's not forget that provocation

2074-420: A design director at Adidas, describes Al Rihla as "the fastest and most accurate FIFA World Cup ball to date." Independent testing of the ball revealed that it has similar performance characteristics to the predecessor Telstar 18 and Brazuca balls. The ball also features "connected ball technology," a suspension system inside the ball's bladder with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) at the center to provide

2196-425: A goal that was disallowed for offside from a Pirlo free kick . After the 90 minutes of regulation time, the score was still level at 1–1, forcing the match into extra time. In the 104th minute, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon made a potentially game-saving save when he tipped a Zidane header over the crossbar that had been crossed in from Willy Sagnol . Five minutes later, Zidane and Materazzi were jogging up

2318-414: A hosted promotional payload by FIFA, that was a box powered by Starlink containing 2 Adidas Al Rihla balls, that were to be used in 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Al Rihla's membrane is made of twenty seamless, thermally-bonded polyurethane panels. Its "Speedshell" surface is textured with debossed macro and micro patterns, meant to improve the ball's flight stability and swerve. Franziska Loffelmann,

2440-481: A match against Atalanta ; he later went on to score another goal 30 minutes later. On 11 March he scored a goal against Atlético Madrid in Vicente Calderón Stadium , this goal made him the last player to score against Atlético Madrid at Vicente Calderón for three seasons in knockout phase until Isco scored against them in 2016–17 UEFA Champions League semi final. On 29 March 2014, Kaká scored twice in

2562-419: A month, he cracked the starting lineup, replacing Rui Costa in the attacking midfield playmaking position, behind strikers Jon Dahl Tomasson , Filippo Inzaghi and Andriy Shevchenko . His Serie A debut was in a 2–0 win over Ancona . He scored ten goals in 30 appearances that season, also providing several important assists, such as the cross which led to Shevchenko's title-deciding headed goal, as Milan won

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2684-503: A penalty, on 23 September in a 2–0 win against Villarreal . Real Madrid finished the season as runners-up in La Liga , with Kaká scoring eight goals and providing six assists in La Liga, and nine goals and eight assists in all competitions. On 5 August 2010, Real Madrid announced that Kaká had undergone a successful surgery on a long-standing left knee injury and would face up to four months on

2806-427: A pitch." His first league goal (and his first of the season) after his return from injury came with an assist from Cristiano Ronaldo on a 4–2 victory over Villarreal on 9 January 2011. In March 2011, Kaká suffered from Iliotibial band syndrome , which kept him sidelined for a few weeks. After returning from injury, he appeared in a convincing win over Valencia , scoring two goals. At the end of his second season with

2928-454: A pivotal role in Milan's Champions League campaign that season, helping them to reach the final against Liverpool , scoring two goals and providing five assists. Dubbed the "Miracle of Istanbul" , Milan led 3–0 at half time, before Liverpool staged a comeback, scoring three goals in six minutes, and eventually won the match 3–2 on penalties. A match widely regarded as one of the greatest finals in

3050-427: A red card after receiving two yellow cards. The second card was given for an alleged elbow in the direction of Abdul Kader Keïta . Kaká ended the tournament with three assists in total, as the joint-top assist provider, although he failed to score a goal during the tournament. Brazil eventually ended up losing 2–1 to World Cup eventual runners-up Netherlands in the quarter-finals of the tournament. After more than

3172-516: A season he has ever had, scoring two goals, serving two assists and winning one penalty for his team. In 2011–12 , Real Madrid won La Liga with a record 100 points that year, with Kaká providing nine assists and scoring five goals in the competition. They were, however, eliminated for the second year in a row in the semi-finals of the Champions League , losing out to eventual runners-up Bayern Munich on penalties. The decisive misses for Real Madrid were by Ronaldo, Kaká and Sergio Ramos . He finished

3294-453: A subsidiary of Pakistani company, Forward Sports . For souvenir sale, replicas of Al Rihla were also provided and produced by Adidas, but its production subcontracted to another company in Madiun , Indonesia, Global Way. FIFA and Qatar Airways partnered with SpaceX on a Falcon 9 mission. On Eutelsat Hotbird 13F mission (launched on 15 October 2022), the first stage B1069.3 included

3416-649: A window. Kaká finished his final season with Milan by scoring 16 goals, helping Milan finish third in Serie A , and once again being elected as a finalist for the FIFA World Player of the Year Award , finishing fourth in voting for the second-straight year. He was also nominated for the Ballon d'Or award, finishing in sixth place, and was named in the UEFA Team of the Year for the third time in his career. On 3 June 2009, it

3538-594: A year absence from the national team due to a series of injuries, Kaká was recalled on 27 October 2011 for the friendly matches against Gabon and Egypt in November. He later had to be removed from the squad due to a calf injury, and thus did not play either of the matches. "The best player I have ever played with? That's Ronaldo, il Fenomeno. The other Ronaldo, Cristiano, probably makes my top five, but I have seen il Fenomeno do things nobody else has ever done." —Kaká speaking in 2013 on his Brazil teammate Ronaldo being

3660-692: Is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder . In his prime at AC Milan , where he was known for his passing, goalscoring, and dribbling , Kaká was widely regarded as one of the greatest players of his generation. With success for both club and country, he is one of the nine players to win the FIFA World Cup , the UEFA Champions League , and the Ballon d'Or . In 2001, at age 18, Kaká made his professional debut at Brazilian club São Paulo . He later joined Italian club AC Milan in 2003. Kaká helped Milan win

3782-430: Is a terrible thing. I have never been one to provoke; I have never done it. It's terrible, and it is best not to react". However, he later said in 2015, "If you look at the 14 red cards I had in my career, 12 of them were a result of provocation. This isn't justification, this isn't an excuse, but my passion, temper and blood made me react." In 2010, Zidane had said that he would "rather die than apologise" to Materazzi for

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3904-645: The Scudetto and the UEFA Super Cup , whilst finishing as runner up in the Intercontinental Cup and the 2003 Supercoppa Italiana . Milan also reached the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia , losing out to eventual winners Lazio , and were knocked out of the quarter-finals of the Champions League by Deportivo La Coruña . Due to his performances in his debut season, in 2004, Kaká was named Serie A Footballer of

4026-465: The 2010 tournament , becoming the first set of finalists to do so, while Italy became the third World Cup champions to be eliminated from the group phase after Brazil in 1966 and France in 2002 . The Olympiastadion in Berlin was used as the venue for the final, as well as five other matches over the tournament. It was also used for three matches at the 1974 FIFA World Cup . The current Olympiastadion

4148-617: The 2022 FIFA World Cup Final was announced on 11 December 2022. It is a variation of the Al Rihla named the Adidas Al Hilm ( Arabic : الحلم , romanized :  al-ḥulm , lit.   'the dream', a reference to "every nation's dream of lifting the FIFA World Cup"). Whilst the technical aspects of the ball are the same, the colour is different from the Al-Rihla balls used in

4270-457: The Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year Awards, finishing ninth and eighth respectively, and he was named the 2005 UEFA Club Football Best Midfielder . The 2005–06 season saw Kaká score his first hat-tricks in domestic competitions. On 9 April 2006, he scored his first Rossoneri hat-trick against Chievo , with all three goals scored in the second half. Milan were knocked out in

4392-479: The Ballon d'Or and the FIFA World Player of the Year Awards for the third consecutive year, finishing 11th and seventh respectively. He was also selected to be part of both the UEFA Team of the Year and the FIFPro World XI for the first time in his career. Andriy Shevchenko's departure to Chelsea for the 2006–07 season allowed Kaká to become the focal point of Milan's offense as he alternated between

4514-515: The Brazil national team in 2002 and was selected for the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad, which won the tournament that year. He also played in the 2006 World Cup , alongside other veterans like Ronaldo , Adriano , and Ronaldinho . He made his final World Cup appearance in 2010 . He was also a member of Brazil's 2005 and 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup -winning squads, winning the Golden Ball in 2009 as

4636-625: The Etihad Airways MLS Player of the Month poll for his performances in March. On 13 April 2015, Kaká scored a penalty against Portland Timbers in a 2–0 win. On 17 May 2015, Kaká scored one and assisted another in Orlando City's 4–0 win over defending MLS champions LA Galaxy . By doing so, Orlando became the first expansion team to beat a defending MLS champion by more than a three-goal margin. On 30 June, Kaká scored Orlando's opening goal in

4758-673: The UEFA Club Footballer of the Year . After six years with Milan, Kaká joined Real Madrid in 2009 for a transfer fee of €67 million, which was the second highest transfer fee at the time. However, his four seasons in Madrid were plagued with injuries, which saw his pace decline. He returned to AC Milan for a single season in 2013, prior to joining MLS expansion club Orlando City SC . He initially went on loan to his former club São Paulo before returning to Orlando in 2015 and retiring from professional football in 2017. Kaká made his debut for

4880-510: The UEFA Euro 2000 final , which ended in a 2–1 victory for France after a golden goal in extra time by David Trezeguet . The match was the sixth FIFA World Cup final for Italy, and the second for France. Italy had won three of their previous finals ( 1934 , 1938, 1982 ), losing two ( 1970 , 1994 ), while France had won their only previous final (1998). It was the first final since 1978 in which neither Germany nor Brazil competed (and only

5002-517: The homonymous state . His school had arranged him in a local youth club called "Alphaville", who qualified to the final in a local tournament. There, he was discovered by hometown club São Paulo FC , who offered him a place in the youth academy. At the age of 18, Kaká suffered a career-threatening spinal fracture as a result of a swimming pool accident, but made a full recovery. He attributes his recovery to God and has since tithed his income to his church. Kaká began his career with São Paulo at

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5124-729: The video assistant referee (VAR) with highly accurate ball movement data within seconds. This technology was developed with FIFA and Kinexon based in Munich. According to FIFA, the visuals are inspired by the culture , architecture, boats and flag of Qatar. The blue, red, and yellow color scheme that is meant to represent the landscape of Qatar. On the "Pro" version of the ball one can read "Football is..." and all around "teamwork - fair play - collective - responsibility - passion - respect" in six languages: English , Arabic , Mandarin Chinese , French , Spanish , and Esperanto . The match ball for

5246-818: The 2018 MLS season. He played his last official match for Orlando on 15 October in a 1–0 home defeat against Columbus Crew; he finished the 2017 MLS season with 6 goals and 5 assists in 23 league appearances. He later appeared once more for Orlando, in a 6–1 home win over the Puerto Rican national team in the Fuerza Puerto Rico friendly, held on 5 November, to raise money for Hurricane Maria relief. In total, Kaká made 75 league appearances in his three seasons with Orlando, scoring 24 goals and providing 22 assists. Kaká announced his retirement on 17 December 2017, after turning down offers from his former clubs São Paulo and AC Milan . He also expressed interest in working as

5368-423: The 21st minute of his Open Cup debut, helping his team to a 2–0 home win over Columbus Crew , in the fifth round of the competition, which enabled the club to advance to the quarter-finals. On 5 July, he received the first straight red card of his career in a 1–1 away draw against Real Salt Lake ; he had previously scored a goal during the match. Later that month, Kaká was named to the 2015 MLS All-Star Game as

5490-449: The 5–2 first round victory against Costa Rica on 13 June. In 2003, Kaká was the captain for the 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup , where Brazil, competing with their under-23 team , finished as runner-up to Mexico . He scored three goals during the tournament. Kakà was included in Brazil's squad for 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup in Germany. He appeared in all five matches and scored one goal in

5612-520: The Ballon d'Or, as he finished with a decisive 444 votes, well ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi . He signed a contract extension through 2013 with Milan on 29 February 2008. "He's the complete player." — Pelé on Kaká after he was named the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year. On 16 December, Kaká won the FIFA Club World Cup against Boca Juniors , scoring Milan's third goal of

5734-642: The MLS season against New York City, and the club's stadium debut, Kaká hit the turf clutching his left leg just minutes after the game had started; the Lions beat their opponents 1–0. Later, it was reported that Kaká would be out for 6 weeks due to a hamstring strain. Kaka came back in action and he scored on his return in Orlando City 2–0 win over Colorado Rapids on 29 April. The next week, he scored another goal in Orlando's 2–1 loss against Toronto FC . He scored his third goal of

5856-546: The Olympiastadion has a strong footballing tradition, having been the home of Hertha BSC since 1963. Italy's first official match as a national team was against France on 15 May 1910, and the two countries developed a football rivalry . They have faced each other in several world-stage tournaments, including previous World Cups in 1938 (3–1 Italy), 1978 (2–1 Italy), 1986 (2–0 France), and 1998 (4–3 in penalty-shootout to France). Most recently, they had contested

5978-628: The Portland Timbers; he assisted two goals and later scored one himself in a 4–1 home victory, and was subsequently named Player of the Week for his performance. In July 2016, he was included in the roster for the 2016 MLS All-Star Game . He finished his second MLS season with the club with 9 goals and 10 assists in 24 appearances, as Orlando once again failed to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs . On 5 March 2017, in Orlando City's opening match of

6100-517: The Serie A title in his first season. Milan finished runner-up in the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League with Kaká being the top assist provider of the tournament and being named the UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year . He led Milan to win the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League and was the tournament's top goalscorer. His performances saw him win the FIFA World Player of the Year , the 2007 Ballon d'Or , and

6222-537: The Spanish Luis Medina Cantalejo as fourth official . Elizondo had given England striker Wayne Rooney a red card against Portugal previously in the tournament. Italy's team doctor Enrico Castellacci confirmed on 6 July that Alessandro Nesta was ruled out of the final due to a groin injury he sustained against the Czech Republic on 22 June; France reported no injuries. Before the match started,

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6344-593: The United States, and cited the Brazilian owner Flávio Augusto da Silva as a reason for signing. Until Orlando entered the league in 2015 , Kaká was loaned to his first club São Paulo, which he called "really satisfying". By signing for Orlando City, Kaká became the highest-paid player in MLS history, with a base salary of US$ 6.6 million per year, and with a guaranteed compensation of $ 7.2 million per year. On 3 July 2014, Kaká arrived at São Paulo and began training

6466-957: The World Cup-winning squad were awarded the Italian Order of Merit of Cavaliere Ufficiale . After video evidence suggested that Materazzi had verbally provoked Zidane into the headbutt, The Times , The Sun and the Daily Star claimed to have hired lip readers to determine what Materazzi had said, with all three newspapers claiming that Materazzi called Zidane "the son of a terrorist whore". Materazzi disputed this claim, eventually winning public apologies from The Sun and Daily Star in 2008, as well as libel damages from all three newspapers. Zidane only partly explained that repeated harsh insults about his mother had caused him to react. Materazzi admitted trash talking Zidane, but argued that Zidane's behaviour had been very arrogant and that

6588-621: The World Cup. In May 2006, a match-fixing scandal in Italy's Serie A league was uncovered, mainly surrounding Juventus , a team to which five of the national squad players belonged. Italy's campaign in the tournament was accompanied by open pessimism, in large part due to the controversy caused by the Serie A scandal. Italy were drawn in Group E alongside Ghana , the United States , and Czech Republic , opening against Ghana on 12 June 2006. Italy took

6710-459: The Year , and was nominated for both the Ballon d'Or (finishing 15th) and the 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year (finishing 10th). Kaká was a part of the five-man midfield in the 2004–05 season , usually playing in a withdrawn role behind striker Andriy Shevchenko. He was supported by Gennaro Gattuso and Clarence Seedorf defensively, as well as Massimo Ambrosini , allowing Kaká as the attacking midfielder and Rui Costa or Andrea Pirlo as

6832-495: The age of eight. He signed a contract at 15 and led the São Paulo youth squad to Copa de Juvenil glory. He made his senior side debut on 1 February 2001 and scored 12 goals in 27 appearances, in addition to leading São Paulo to its first and only Torneio Rio-São Paulo championship, in which he scored two goals in two minutes as a substitute against Botafogo in the final, which São Paulo won 2–1. He scored ten goals in 22 matches

6954-625: The ball down three quarters of the field to score. Exhibiting his "fantastic acceleration and balletic grace" (according to Carl Anka for the BBC ), Kaká regards it as the greatest goal he ever scored. On 12 May 2007, citing an exhaustive schedule of Serie A , Champions League and national team play, Kaká bowed out of the 2007 Copa América , which Brazil won. After missing out on the Copa América, he returned to play in Brazil's friendly match against Algeria on 22 August 2007. On 11 October 2008, Kaká opened

7076-534: The best player he's played with. 2006 FIFA World Cup Final The 2006 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2006 World Cup , the 18th edition of FIFA 's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Olympiastadion in Berlin , Germany, on 9 July 2006, and was contested between Italy and France . The event comprised hosts Germany and 31 other teams who emerged from

7198-516: The club one day, but later said, "If Milan want to sell me, I'll sit down and talk. I can say that as long as the club don't want to sell me, I'll definitely stay." On 19 January, Silvio Berlusconi announced that Manchester City had officially ended their bid after a discussion between the clubs, and that Kaká would remain with Milan. Milan supporters had protested outside the club headquarters earlier that evening, and later chanted outside Kaká's home, where he saluted them by flashing his jersey outside

7320-544: The club, Real Madrid and Kaká had won the Copa del Rey , although they finished as runners-up in both La Liga and in the Supercopa de España to rivals Barcelona. Real Madrid were also knocked out of the Champions League by Barcelona in the semi-finals of the competition. Kaká finished his season with seven goals and six assists in all competitions in 20 appearances. On 27 September 2011, Kaká experienced one of his best matches as

7442-404: The club. He said goodbye to Real Madrid and its fans in an open letter on Twitter. Milan confirmed that Kaká would join the club on 2 September 2013 from Real Madrid on a free transfer with only performance-related incentives owed to Madrid; after agreeing to personal terms, he signed a two-year contract. Kaká's contract was worth €4 million net per year and he was given the number 22 shirt,

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7564-462: The competition's history, Kaká was imperious in the first half; he first won the early free-kick which led to Paolo Maldini 's opening goal, began the play that led to Hernán Crespo 's first goal and Milan's second of the night, then executed a long curling pass that split open the Liverpool defence and rolled directly into the path of Crespo to score Milan's third. Kaká was once again nominated for

7686-412: The crossbar with a header from another Pirlo corner. At half time, the score was level at 1–1. The beginning of the second half was largely controlled by France, also seeking a penalty early on when Malouda went to ground in the box after a tackle by Gianluca Zambrotta. Patrick Vieira was replaced by Alou Diarra in the 58th minute due to an apparent hamstring injury. In the 62nd minute, Toni headed

7808-518: The deep-lying playmaker to be in charge of creating Milan's goalscoring chances, forming a formidable midfield unit in both Italy and Europe. Milan began the season by winning the Supercoppa Italiana against Lazio. He scored seven goals in 36 domestic appearances as Milan finished runner-up in the Scudetto race. Milan also reached the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia that season. Kaká played

7930-480: The far corner past German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann 's dive. Substitute striker Alessandro Del Piero then sealed the victory by scoring with the last kick of the game at the end of a swift counterattack by Fabio Cannavaro , Totti and Gilardino. France were drawn in Group G alongside Switzerland , South Korea , and Togo , opening against Switzerland on 13 June 2006. The match ended in a scoreless draw. In their next match against South Korea on 18 June, France took

8052-412: The final match of this tournament. IPG 's independent media agency Initiative Worldwide estimated a 260 million people viewership. The independent firm Initiative Futures Sport + Entertainment estimates it at 322 million viewers. German president Horst Köhler , UEFA president Lennart Johansson , and the local organizing committee president Franz Beckenbauer were among those present on

8174-522: The following season, and by this time his performance was soon attracting attention from European clubs. Kaká made a total of 58 appearances for São Paulo, scoring 23 times. The steady European interest in Kaká culminated in his signing with the European champions , Italian club AC Milan , in 2003 for a fee of reported €8.5 million, described in retrospect as "peanuts" by club owner Silvio Berlusconi . Within

8296-489: The fourth player red-carded in a World Cup final, in addition to being the first sent off in extra time. After extra time, the score was still level at 1–1, forcing the match into a penalty shoot-out . France's David Trezeguet, who had scored the golden goal against Italy in the UEFA Euro 2000 Final, was the only player not to score his penalty after his kick hit the crossbar, shot down after its impact, and stayed just ahead of

8418-410: The game that "It takes a lot of determination and a lot of conviction in penalty shootouts - it's not by chance. Our boys really wanted it and that's why they were able to put away all five" while France manager Raymond Domenech defended Zidane and lamented the loss, saying "I am deeply disappointed. We deserved the title based over the whole match". Both sides would fail to get past the group stage of

8540-771: The goal-line. Fabio Grosso —who scored Italy's first goal in the 2-0 semi-final win against Germany—scored the winning penalty; Italy won by a score of 5–3. After Grosso scored, Italian commentator for RAI Marco Civoli said the phrase Il cielo è azzurro sopra Berlino (in English: the sky is blue above Berlin ) Man of the Match: Andrea Pirlo (Italy) Assistant referees: Dario García ( Argentina ) Rodolfo Otero ( Argentina ) Fourth official: Luis Medina Cantalejo ( Spain ) Fifth official: Victoriano Giráldez Carrasco ( Spain ) Match rules: According to FIFA, 715.1 million individuals globally watched

8662-450: The goals helped the Rossoneri eliminate Celtic in the round of 16, 1–0 on aggregate, and he scored three goals against Manchester United in the semi-finals. Milan also reached the semi-finals of the Coppa Italia that season, losing out to winners Roma , and finished fourth in Serie A . Kaká won the Champions League title when Milan defeated Liverpool 2–1 on 23 May 2007, avenging

8784-602: The group stages and preceding knockout games, with a Gold Metallic , maroon, Collegiate Burgundy , and red design, a reference to the national colors of host nation Qatar and the golden colors shared by the Final 's venue and the FIFA World Cup Trophy . The Al Hilm was used for the Semi-finals, 3rd position playoff and the final of the World Cup 2022. It is the fifth special ball for FIFA World Cup semi-final/final matches,

8906-429: The group with seven points. In the round of 16, on 26 June, Italy took on Australia in a match in which Materazzi was controversially sent off in the 53rd minute after an attempted two-footed tackle on Australian midfielder Marco Bresciano . In stoppage time, a controversial penalty kick was awarded to Italy when referee Luis Medina Cantalejo ruled that Lucas Neill fouled Fabio Grosso . Francesco Totti converted

9028-447: The immediate wake of the incident showed 61% of French people said they had already forgiven him for his actions while 52% said they understood them. However, French newspaper Le Figaro called the headbutt "odious" and "unacceptable". Time magazine regarded the incident as a symbol for Europe's "grappling with multi-culturalism". Despite the ongoing furore, Zidane's sponsors announced that they would stick with him. The incident

9150-492: The interview that he was unaware Zidane even had a sister. Over a year after the incident, Materazzi confirmed that his precise words to Zidane were: "I prefer the whore that is your sister". After the final, then- President of France Jacques Chirac hailed Zidane as a "man of heart and conviction". Chirac later added that he found the offence to be unacceptable, but he understood that Zidane had been provoked. The French public showed support for Zidane's actions; polls done in

9272-451: The kick into the upper corner of the goal past Mark Schwarzer for a 1–0 win. FIFA President Sepp Blater later conceded that the penalty decision was a refereeing mistake and apologised to Australian fans, saying that he believed there was "too much cheating on the players’ side" and that Australia should have reached the quarter-finals instead of Italy. In the quarter-final, on 30 June, Italy took on Ukraine , and Gianluca Zambrotta opened

9394-492: The lead in the 9th minute after Thierry Henry picked up Sylvain Wiltord 's deflected shot. Later, a header by Patrick Vieira crossed the goal-line after being blocked by Korean goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae , but referee Benito Archundia did not give the goal as he had deemed Vieira to have committed a foul. With about 10 minutes left, Park Ji-sung scored for Korea to claim an eventual 1–1 draw. Their third and final group stage match

9516-408: The lead through midfielder Andrea Pirlo in the 40th minute, eventually winning the match by a score of 2–0. In their next match against the United States on 17 June, Italy took the lead in the 22nd minute with an Alberto Gilardino goal, but five minutes later, Cristian Zaccardo scored an own goal off an attempted clearance following a free-kick, and the match eventually remained a 1–1 draw; this

9638-505: The match in a 4–2 victory which allowed them to be crowned World Champions. Kaká had previously assisted Filippo Inzaghi's opening goal of the match and also assisted Inzaghi's final goal of the match after an impressive exchange with Clarence Seedorf; he was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of the competition. On 17 December, Kaká was voted the 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year with 1,047 votes, ahead of Lionel Messi with 504 and Cristiano Ronaldo with 426. In January 2008, Kaká

9760-424: The match, Kaká said, "This was an important goal for me, and I hope I've still got goals left to help Real Madrid. It was an important win and a special night." Kaká came on just before an hour was played, but was sent off as he was booked twice within 18 minutes in a 0–0 draw against Osasuna on 12 January 2013. It was his first sending-off at Madrid since he joined from Milan in 2009 and his first red card since he

9882-452: The midfield and forward positions, operating at times as a striker or as a second striker behind Filippo Inzaghi, as well as in his more typical attacking midfield position. On 2 November 2006, he scored his first Champions League hat-trick in a 4–1 group stage win over the Belgian side Anderlecht . He finished as the top scorer in the 2006–07 Champions League campaign with ten goals. One of

10004-474: The next day. He made his comeback in a league match against Goiás on 27 July 2014, starting and scoring a goal in the 76th minute, although his team lost 2–1. On 4 September 2014, in the second round of the Copa Sudamericana , Kaká scored in a 2–0 victory over Criciúma . On 9 November 2014, Kaká scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Vitória . Kaká scored in his first match for Orlando City,

10126-726: The other four being the +Teamgeist Berlin ( 2006 ), the Jo'bulani ( 2010 ), the Brazuca Final Rio ( 2014 ), and the Telstar Mechta ( 2018 ). Al Hilm has the same languages as Al Rihla, but in another configuration; this time it's Arabic with English, Mandarin, Spanish, French and Esperanto around. Kak%C3%A1 Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ʁiˈkaʁdu iˈzɛksõ duˈsɐ̃tuz ˈlejtʃi] ; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká ( Brazilian Portuguese: [kaˈka] ) or Ricardo Kaká ,

10248-461: The pitch alongside each other. They briefly exchanged words and Materazzi pulled at Zidane's jersey; Zidane then delivered a headbutt to Materazzi's chest, knocking him to the ground. As the game play had switched direction, Buffon protested to the assistant referee who did not see what had happened. When the play returned and referee Elizondo saw Materazzi on the ground, he halted play to consult his assistants. According to match officials' reports,

10370-580: The pitch stage during the awards ceremony. President Köhler handed the trophy to Italian captain Fabio Cannavaro without FIFA president Sepp Blatter 's presence. As Cannavaro raised the trophy, a short version of Patrizio Buanne 's "Stand Up (Champions Theme)" was played. The victory also led to Italy topping the FIFA World Rankings in February 2007 for the first time since November 1993. Pirlo

10492-441: The previous loss on penalties two years before. Though he went scoreless, he won a free kick that led to the first of Filippo Inzaghi's two goals, and provided the assist for the second. On 30 August, Kaká was named by UEFA as both the top forward of the 2006–07 Champions League season and UEFA Club Footballer of the Year , as well as being named as part of the UEFA Team of the Year for the second time. He once again finished as

10614-469: The qualification phase , organised by the six FIFA confederations . The 32 teams competed in a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage . En route to the final, Italy finished first in Group E , with two wins and a draw, after which they defeated Australia in the round of 16, Ukraine in the quarter-final and Germany 2–0, in the semi-final. France finished runner-up of Group G with one win and two draws, before defeating Spain in

10736-483: The rebound with a header. Kaká had previously hit the post in the first half. He played his 200th career match with Milan in a 1–1 home draw with Catania on 30 September, scoring from a penalty, and on 5 October, he was named the 2006–07 FIFPro World Player of the Year, and was elected as part of the FIFPro World XI for the second time in his career. On 2 December 2007, Kaká became the eighth Milan player to win

10858-445: The referee and his assistants did not see what had transpired, however, Elizondo consulted fourth official Luis Medina Cantalejo via headset, who confirmed the incident. Elizondo then issued Zidane a red card in the 110th minute. It marked the 14th overall expulsion of Zidane's career, and meant he joined Cameroon 's Rigobert Song as the only players ever to be sent off during two separate World Cup tournaments. He also became

10980-649: The remarks were trivial. Materazzi also insisted that he did not insult Zidane's mother (who was ill at the time), claiming, "I didn't talk about his mother, either. I lost my mother when I was fifteen, and even now I still get emotional talking about it". Zidane later said that he did not regret his actions because "it would be like admitting that he was right to say all that". Materazzi offered his version of events two months later claiming that after he had grabbed Zidane's jersey, Zidane remarked, "If you want my shirt, I will give it to you afterwards", and he replied to Zidane that he would prefer his sister, but claimed during

11102-444: The round of 16, Brazil in the quarter-final and Portugal 1–0 in the semi-final. The final was witnessed by 69,000 spectators in the stadium, with the referee for the match being Horacio Elizondo from Argentina. Italy won the World Cup after beating France 5–3 in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw at the conclusion of extra time . The match was focused mostly on France's Zinedine Zidane and Italy's Marco Materazzi : this

11224-462: The same number he wore for Milan during his first spell. He was also made the vice-captain upon his arrival. He captained Milan in his debut for his second spell, taking the armband from goalkeeper Marco Amelia in a match against Chiasso . Kaká tore his left adductor muscle during his first competitive appearance, deciding not to accept any wages from Milan whilst he regained fitness. He made his return for Milan on 19 October after coming on as

11346-399: The score, and with seven minutes before the end of regulation time, Vieira scored from a header for France to take the lead. As Spain pushed forward to find an equaliser, Zinedine Zidane scored in a solo effort in stoppage time, for a final score of 3–1 for France. In the quarter-final, on 1 July, France took on Brazil ; France won with a lone goal in the 57th minute by Henry after he volleyed

11468-448: The scoring early in the 6th minute with a left-footed shot from outside the penalty area after a quick exchange with Totti created enough space. Luca Toni added two more goals for Italy in the second half, but as Ukraine pressed forward, they were unable to score. Ukraine had hit the crossbar, had several shots saved by Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon , and were denied a goal from a goal-line clearance from Zambrotta, ultimately ending in

11590-412: The scoring for Brazil in their 4–0 win against Venezuela in a qualification game for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Kaká participated in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup , wearing the number 10 shirt , marking his first international tournament since the 2006 World Cup. His only two goals came in Brazil's group stage opener against Egypt on 14 June, when he scored a goal in the fifth minute and then added

11712-417: The season in a 2–2 draw against Sporting KC on 13 May 2017. On 14 June, he played in the 3–1 loss in U.S. Open Cup match against Miami FC which was coached by his former teammate Alessandro Nesta . On 17 June he assisted Matías Pérez García 's goal against Montreal Impact . The following match, he provided another assist for Scott Sutter last minute equalizer against Seattle Sounders. On 7 July, he

11834-489: The season with eight goals and 14 assists in all club competitions. Real Madrid were eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey by eventual winners Barcelona. Real Madrid began the 2012–13 season by winning the 2012 Supercopa de España against rivals Barça. On 4 December 2012, after scoring in a 4–1 win against Ajax, Kaká became the top Brazilian goalscorer in Champions League history, with 28 goals. After

11956-412: The second since 1938); it was also the first all-European final since Italy won the World Cup in 1982, and the second final to be decided by a penalty shoot-out (1994 was the first, with Italy losing to Brazil on that occasion). In April 2006, France's Zinedine Zidane , who also played for Spanish league side Real Madrid , announced his retirement from football, saying his playing career would end after

12078-439: The second-best assist-provider of the Champions League, providing five, and was voted the 2007 IFFHS World's Best Playmaker . Milan began its 2007–08 season by winning the UEFA Super Cup on 31 August, defeating Sevilla 3–1, with Kaká scoring the third goal. Kaká had made a dribbling run into Sevilla's area, winning a penalty, which he then proceeded to take. Although it was saved by goalkeeper Andrés Palop , Kaká scored on

12200-400: The semi-finals of the 2005–06 Champions League to eventual champions Barcelona , and were once again eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia . Milan also finished once again as runners-up in Serie A, with Kaká scoring 17 goals in the league. After the 2006 Calciopoli scandal , however, Milan were deducted 30 points, which placed them in third in the table. Kaká was nominated for

12322-407: The sidelines. Kaká returned to training after a long lay-off, with manager José Mourinho commenting that having Kaká back from injury was like a new signing. After an eight-month absence, Kaká returned to play by entering as a substitute for Karim Benzema on the 77th minute of a 3–2 victory over Getafe on 3 January 2011. He said he was "(...) happy for playing a game again and for stepping onto

12444-489: The sixth seed spot in the Eastern Conference; he ended his first season with 9 goals and 7 assists in 28 MLS appearances, also scoring another goal from two appearances in the 2015 MLS Open Cup. After initially being sidelined through injury and missing Orlando City's first three matches of the 2016 MLS season , Kaká returned to the team's starting line-up and made his first appearance of the season on 3 April, against

12566-690: The team's captain. During the MLS All-Star Game on 29 July, at the Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado , he scored from a penalty and later assisted David Villa as the MLS All-Stars defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2–1; Kaká was named MVP of the match. Despite his efforts, he was unable to help Orlando City become the first expansion team to qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs since Seattle Sounders FC in 2009, as Orlando narrowly missed out on

12688-527: The tournament's best player. Between 2006 and 2009, he was named in both the FIFA World XI and the UEFA Team of the Year three times. In 2010, he was named in the AC Milan Hall of Fame. One of the world's most famous athletes during his playing career, Kaká was the first sportsperson to amass 10 million followers on Twitter . Outside of football, Kaká is known for his humanitarian work, where he became

12810-531: The tournament. The final served as a key match in the France–Italy football rivalry , coming after Italy were defeated by France in the UEFA Euro 2000 final . Italy's victory was their first world title in 24 years, and their fourth overall, putting them one ahead of Germany and only one behind Brazil . The victory also led to Italy topping the FIFA World Rankings in February 2007 for the first time since November 1993. Italy's manager Marcello Lippi said after

12932-531: The winner. In 2006 he was part of the "magic quartet". Kaká and Ronaldinho in midfield, backed up by strikers Ronaldo and Adriano . The team was top heavy and unbalanced, and forced to work back in midfield, Kaká paid the price. In a friendly against rivals Argentina at the Emirates Stadium , London on 3 September 2006, after entering as a substitute, Kaká received the ball off a deflection from an Argentina corner kick and outran Lionel Messi while taking

13054-517: The youngest ambassador of the UN World Food Programme in 2004. For his contributions on and off the pitch, Kaká was named by Time as one of the world's 100 most influential people in 2008 and in 2009. Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite was born in Gama , Federal District , to Simone dos Santos, an elementary school teacher , and Bosco Izecson Pereira Leite, a civil engineer . His family

13176-517: Was against Togo on 23 June, and France needed a victory to progress from the group stage. After a goalless first half, Vieira and Henry scored two second half goals within six minutes of each other to win 2–0, and finish second in the group with five points. In the round of 16, on 27 June, France took on Spain in a match in which Spain took the lead in the first half with a penalty kick converted by David Villa after Lilian Thuram fouled Pablo . Four minutes before half time, Franck Ribéry equalised

13298-552: Was also named the 2007 Serie A Footballer of the Year , winning the award for the second time in his career. His contributions on and off the pitch saw Time magazine name Kaká in the Time 100 list on 2 May. On 14 October, he cast his footprints into the Estádio do Maracanã 's sidewalk of fame, in a section dedicated to the memory of the country's top players. Kaká finished the 2007–08 season with 15 goals in Serie A. His best goals included

13420-535: Was awarded the Man of the Match. The day after the final, Zidane was awarded the Golden Ball as the player of the tournament. The Italy team celebrated their victory with a parade in Rome the day after the final on 10 July, attended by 500,000 people, the team traveled to the Circus Maximus . The team also met with President of Italy Giorgio Napolitano and Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi , where all members of

13542-411: Was banned for four matches, and was fined CHF 10,000. Their third and final group stage match was against Czech Republic on 22 June. Marco Materazzi , who had begun the tournament as a reserve player, came on as a replacement for Alessandro Nesta who suffered an injury in the match. Materazzi went on to score a goal in the match, and was named Man of the Match of an eventual 2–0 win, finishing top of

13664-571: Was built for the 1936 Summer Olympics in the western part of the city. Since 1985, the stadium has hosted the finals of both the DFB-Pokal and its female equivalent . The Olympiastadion hosts the Internationales Stadionfest , which was an IAAF Golden League event from 1998 to 2009. The stadium hosted the 2009 World Championships in Athletics . Aside from its use as an Olympic stadium,

13786-540: Was chosen to play for the 2017 MLS All-Star Game for the third consecutive season. On 6 October, Kaka was awarded Goal of the Week for his goal against the New England Revolution in a 6–1 rout nine days earlier. Orlando City were officially eliminated from playoff contention on 7 October, following New York Red Bulls 's 3–0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps FC . Kaká announced on 11 October 2017 that he would not be renewing his contract with Orlando City for

13908-569: Was dismissed playing for Brazil against Ivory Coast at the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Real Madrid finished the season in second place in La Liga behind Barcelona, and also finished runners-up in the Copa del Rey to city rivals Atlético Madrid . They were eliminated in the semi-finals of the Champions League for the third consecutive year by eventual runners-up Borussia Dortmund. On 29 August 2013, Kaká expressed his desire to leave Real Madrid, having scored 29 goals and provided 32 assists in 120 appearances in all competitions over four seasons at

14030-478: Was extensively lampooned on the Internet and in popular culture. Family Guy parodied it in the episode " Saving Private Brian ", in which Zidane headbutts an old lady while delivering her a birthday cake. The Simpsons parodied it in the episode " Marge Gamer ", in which Homer Simpson shouts "Zidane!", when headbutting the linesman. In addition to becoming a staple of parody via numerous online videos and GIFs ,

14152-476: Was financially secure, which allowed him to focus on school and football at the same time. His younger brother Digão and cousin Eduardo Delani are also professional footballers. Digão called him "Caca" due to his inability to pronounce "Ricardo" when they were young; it eventually evolved into Kaká. The word has no specific Portuguese translation. When he was seven, Kaká's family moved to São Paulo in

14274-606: Was named in the six-man shortlist for the 2008 Laureus World Sportsman of the Year , and was selected in the FIFPro World XI for the third time in his career. He was named in the Time 100 again in 2009. The BBC reported on 13 January 2009 that Manchester City made a bid for Kaká for over £100 million. Milan Director Umberto Gandini replied that Milan would only discuss the matter if Kaká and Manchester City agreed to personal terms. Kaká initially responded by telling reporters he wanted to "grow old" at Milan and dreamed of captaining

14396-421: Was one of only two goals Italy conceded throughout the tournament. In that match, Daniele De Rossi received a straight red card after he elbowed Brian McBride in the face; he left the pitch bloodied, but returned after treatment, later receiving three stitches. De Rossi later apologised to McBride, who subsequently praised him as "classy" for approaching him after the match. Because of the incident, De Rossi

14518-440: Was reported that newly elected Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez had offered to buy Kaká from Milan for a reported €68.5 million, two days after the player had left for international duty with Brazil. Milan vice-chairman and CEO Adriano Galliani confirmed that he and Kaká's father, Bosco Leite, had traveled to Mexico to meet with La Volpe : "We had lunch and spoke about Kaká. I don't deny it. Negotiations exist, but

14640-408: Was the last match of Zidane's career; they each scored their team's only goal of the game; and they were also involved in an incident in extra time that led to Zidane being sent off for head-butting Materazzi in the chest. The incident was the subject of much analysis following the match. Italy's Andrea Pirlo was named the man of the match, and Zidane was awarded the Golden Ball as the best player of

14762-403: Was unveiled as a Real Madrid player on 30 June 2009, and he made his unofficial debut on 7 August 2009 in a 5–1 friendly victory against Toronto FC . He scored his first goal for Madrid during a pre-season match on 19 August 2009, in a 5–0 victory against Borussia Dortmund . Kaká later made his league debut on 29 August 2009 in a 3–2 win against Deportivo de La Coruña. He scored his first goal,

14884-633: Was used as the official match ball throughout the tournament, provided by German sports equipment company Adidas . On 6 July 2006, the Argentine Horacio Elizondo was chosen as referee for the final, ahead of the German Markus Merk and the Slovakian Ľuboš Micheľ . Elizondo became a referee in 1994, and refereed his first international match in 1996. His compatriots, Dario García and Rodolfo Otero, were chosen as assistant referees, and

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