In 2003 he joined Milan for a fee of €8.5 million. While at Milan, Kaká won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year awards in 2007. After his success with Milan, Kaká joined Real Madrid for a transfer fee of €65 million, second only to that of Zinedine Zidane, €75 million. Later Real Madrid transferred Cristiano Ronaldo for a fee of €96 million, setting a new transfer fee record, making Kaka's fee the third highest ever. In addition to his contributions on the pitch, Kaká is known for his humanitarian work. In 2004, by the time of his appointment, he became the youngest ambassador of the UN World Food Programme.Kaka is the first sportsperson to amass 10 million followers on Twitter.
Kaká married his childhood sweetheart Caroline Celico on 23 December 2005 at a Rebirth in Christ church in São Paulo.The couple have two children: son Luca Celico Leite (born 10 June 2008) and daughter Isabella (born April 23, 2011).
Kaká was sworn in as an Italian citizen on 12 February 2007.He features prominently in Adidas advertising and also has a modeling contract with Armani, the latter preventing him from appearing in a photo collection alongside his Milan teammates that was published by Dolce & Gabbana in early 2007.
On August 2010, EA Sports announceed that Kaká has been chosen for the cover of FIFA 11.
Kaká has a musical side to himself as he performed a song with his wife, Caroline, on her debut album. The song, entitled Presente de Deus, was written by Kaká himself for his wife and was resonated in the church during their wedding in 2005.
His nickname Kaká is a common hypocorism for Ricardo in Brazil.In Kaká's case, it was created by his younger brother Digão's inability to pronounce "Ricardo" when they were young.
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