The former Brazilian striker did not include himself in the squad. In the 4-3-3 formation, he chose three strikers: Ronaldo Nazario, Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo. Among them, Ronaldo Nazario and Ronaldinho are Kaka’s former teammates in the Brazilian national team. They won the 2002 World Cup together.
Kaka faced Messi when playing for Real. Photo: AFP
Cristiano Ronaldo used to work side by side with Kaka at Real Madrid. Both joined the Bernabeu in the summer of 2009. At that time, Real paid 74 million USD to AC Milan for the services of Kaka and 96 million USD to Man Utd to buy Ronaldo with the ambition of building a “Milk Strip”. Ha” new.
In the remaining positions, Kaka also mostly chose players he had played with. He chose the best goalkeeper as Dida, a former teammate at AC Milan and the Brazilian national team. The two best full-backs, according to Kaka, are two former Brazilian players: Cafu on the right wing and Roberto Carlos on the left wing.
The two central defenders chosen by Kaka are the AC Milan pair Paolo Maldini and Alessandro Nesta. During his six years playing at San Siro, Kaka was always free to attack thanks to the certainty of this Italian central defender duo. Together, they won Serie A 2003-2004 and Champions League 2006-2007. Kaka’s peak was when he won the 2007 Golden Ball, before this award was dominated by Ronaldo and Messi.
In midfield, Kaka chose Andrea Pirlo, Zinedine Zidane and Andres Iniesta. Among these, Pirlo is Kaka’s former teammate in the legendary AC Milan squad led by Carlo Ancelotti. But Zidane and Iniesta are his opponents. Zidane was the inspiration for France to defeat Kaka’s Brazil in the quarterfinals of the 2006 World Cup while Iniesta played for Barca – Real’s rival.
The squad chosen by Kaka owns nine Golden Balls. Of these, Cristiano Ronaldo has five, Ronaldo Nazario has two, Ronaldinho has one and Zidane has one. Messi , owner of eight Golden Balls, did not appear.
