Kaka officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player!
1 July 2009
Kaka, Real Madrid N. 8
The ceremony was one to remember, indeed. The Santiago Bernabeu Stadium was filled with over 40,000 fans wanting to witness the arrival of the 2007 World footballer of the Year, Ricardo Izecson Dos Santos Leite Kaka.
Supporters couldn’t stop chanting and screaming loudly in excitement over Kaka’s introduction on the stage.
The noise only came down when the new signing began to speak. After hugging Real Madrid’s president Florentino Perez, Kaka declared in a very happy mood:
“Thank you president, good evening to all Madridistas. This is very special for me. I’m very happy to take my career here to Real Madrid,”
“There is nothing comparable to the history of this club,†Kaka continued before concluded:
“ Hala Madrid!”
This was quickly followed up with cheers from the crowd. Kaka then signed a ball before presenting his jersey for the first time in front of everyone. Kaka will wear the number 8 in Real Madrid as he succeeds to Steve McManaman, Michel, Ruben . The 27-year-old Brazilian playmaker didn’t want to carry Zidane’s number 5 retired jersey.
The number 5 will now be owned by Fernando Gago, who used to wear the number 8 shirt last year. Watch the video below to get a nice feel of how the ceremony went yesterday. The dream of many has now been realized, Ricardo Kaka IS a Real Madrid player!
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