KAKA has been in great form.

Talking about this year's Champions League final in Athens, Juninho doesn't have doubts about which team is more likely to lift the title. "Milan is all class," he says. "Kaka has been in great form. They also have got other great players. Of course, Liverpool is going to be tough to beat. Tactically they are very good. But technically, Milan is superior. That's why I will say it's Milan," predicted Juninho.

And now talking about predictions, we all know how all the experts went wrong last year when they claimed before the 2006 World Cup that it was all but a formality for Brazil — yes, Brazil of Ronaldinho, Kaka, Ronaldo, Robinho and Adriano — to complete their sixth World Cup victory.

"We had the best players in the world. It was the best team. But we could not play our best football during the tournament. It's all about playing as a team," admits Juninho, while refusing to talk about coach Carlos Alberto Parreira's much criticised strategy of preferring aging warriors like Cafu and Roberto Carlos over fresh talents such as Cicinho.

Retired after the setback in Germany, Juninho is determined not to make an international return. "It's all about giving chance to new, young players, about building the team for 2010."
As for 2010, Juninho is convinced who will draw the loudest cheers in South Africa. "Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi will rule. They are excellent players. They are young and have a great future. I see these three competing for the Golden Ball," said Juninho, whose own dead-ball tricks have over the years added life to the game.

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Kaka urges AC Milan to break bank on Shevchenko & Ronaldinho

Kaka is urging AC Milan to spend big this summer to land Chelsea striker Andriy Shevchenko and Barcelona superstar Ronaldinho.

"I would definitely like him (Shevchenko) back at Milan, so if the President decided to bring him in, I'd be happy," said the Brazil international.

Another star Kaka has publicly backed for a San Siro switch is his Brazil teammate Ronaldinho, who was on the end of a fan protest after Barcelona's Copa del Rey debacle this week.

"He is a great player and there's no secret we have an excellent rapport. Ronaldinho at Milan would be wonderful, as he's one of the best in the world. His arrival would be positive both for me and the club."

If Ronaldinho is the subject of transfer speculation, then so is Kaka, as Real Madrid continue to offer record-breaking fees.

"I have said a thousand times that I have a contract with Milan until 2011 and will respect it. After the summer holidays, unless there are truly extraordinary decisions, I will be a Milan player.

"Only the club can sell me, so if they don't opt to kick me out, I will remain. I am happy here and feel at home. My family feels good here too and I have the opportunity to learn a great deal."

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KAKA is a spectacular player

Emerson also commented on Real's interest in Brazil teammates Kaka and Adriano.

"Kaka is a spectacular player, an example for all. Adriano is a boy with enormous potential, but he must improve in certain aspects. He needs more discipline."

Kaka has won the praise of Sir Alex Ferguson

THE two players rated by Sir Alex Ferguson as the best in the world collide on Tuesday – and whoever comes out on top could decide which club reaches next month’s Champions League final.

Fergie believes there is no one to touch his own Cristiano Ronaldo – but he admits that in Brazilian star Kaka, AC Milan have a player who can also lay claim to being one of the greatest in the game today.

Manchester United boss Ferguson admitted: “I think on present form Cristiano and Kaka are the two best players in the world. I watched Kaka the other night and he did very well.”

Kaka, 25 today, has been dazzling in the Champions League, making up for a relatively poor domestic season by Milan’s high standards.

He scored the winner at Anderlecht, when his side were down to ten men, and then hit a superb hat-trick in the return fixture.

And his extra-time solo effort against battling Celtic put Milan through to the quarter-finals, in which he netted from the spot against Bayern.

KAKA using the same uniform with Cristiano...

Cristiano, Kaka And Ronaldo Would Be Special Together - Galliani Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani admitted that he would love to have Cristiano Ronaldo partner Kaka at Milan.

While he refused to declare one player over the other, Galliani was quick to suggest that Ronaldo could be Kaka's perfect creative ally, behind the other Ronaldo.

"Who is better, Kakà or Cristiano Ronaldo? We had to be tough to go to find a player of Kakà's calibre in Brazil," said Galliani.

"He's the top scorer in the Champions League and he has been extraordinary.

"He scored twice and has the pure class of a phenomenon.

"We wouldn't change Kakà with Ronaldo but we would definitely like to have both of them.

"However, life doesn't allow you to have everything.

"If you had Ronaldo in attack and Kakà and Cristiano behind, then you could calmly go to the cinema and without worry ask how Milan got on."

Kaká class

Cafu remains confident Milan can reverse that result in the final at the Athens Olympic Stadium, and one of the reasons is the superlative form of his club-mate and compatriot Kaká, the ten-goal leading scorer in this season's UEFA Champions League. "He's one of the best of the world, it's a pleasure to play with him," said Cafu, who also recognises the talents of a trio of English-based players, including the man who sparked Liverpool's revival two years ago. "It's hard to pick only one player as the best in the world, there are so many others playing so well. Maybe for what he has been doing since last year I would pick Didier Drogba. Kaká is one of the best, as are Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard."

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Kaka is the next big name in Brazilian soccer

AC Milan will beat Liverpool in UEFA Champions League Final

When it comes to international soccer, often there's just one word you need to remember in order to know all you need to know about it.

That's because the world's best player for the majority of the past 40 years has been a Brazilian player … and they only go by one name. Years ago, it was Pele who ruled the soccer universe. Now, single-named Brazilians have won FIFA's World Player of the Year Award seven times in the last 14 years, including Ronaldo three times, Ronaldinho twice, and Rivaldo and Romario each once.

This year, he didn't win the award, but he's the best player on the planet as we speak. His name is Kaka, and he's the star of AC Milan, who just beat the living crap of Manchester United 3-0 to make it to the finals. Kaka's scored five goals in the team's last five UEFA Champions League games.

For Liverpool, they're a more balanced offense, with eight players scoring throughout the Champions League tournament, led by Peter Crouch's seven goals.

I'm not even that into it, but I played the game all the way through high school and respect it tremendously. So, I have to give a prediction on it. Makes too much sense. Unfortunately, the game doesn't take place until May 25, so we have all the time in the world to talk about it … just like the NFL Draft.

Oh goodie.

Prediction No. 1: AC Milan beats Liverpool 2-1
Prediction No. 2: Kaka scores once and is named the game's Man of the Match

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