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Kaka’s Greatest Hits

Jyle Dupuis — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:31:33 +0000

Real Madrid’s Kaka has been one of the most significant additions to the clubs lineup. His near $110 million newly inked contract proves that he is one of the top stars in the game. But we already knew that right.

Kaka - SEPTEMBER 20, 2009 - Football : Spanish 'Liga Espanola' match between Real Madrid 5-0 Xerez at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Madrid, Spain.

A fan decided to put up a video on YouTube that compiles some of Kaka’s greatest soccer moves and goals. The move on this kid shows how good he is at what he does. Another great feature about Kaka is his calm disposition. He adds a sense of maturity to a team that is full of hot heads and overly ambitious players.

Here’s a video ode to Kaka, so check it out after the jump….

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Ronaldo & Kaka Prove Their Worth

Jyle Dupuis — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:55:31 +0000

Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaká have been able to prove their worth for Real Madrid after playing against Villareal in the Spanish League, September 23, 2009. The game ended 2-0 with the only two goals being put in by Ronaldo and Kaká.

The $233 million salary between the two of them might be worth it after all. The only problem however is that since when does winning games mean more revenue produced. Money is made by advertisers. Ads are placed when something is popular. So in theory Real Madrid is hoping that their undefeatable dream team will produce a strong viewership. The LA Galaxy believed the same thing when they acquired David Beckham, but he’s barely been able to increase soccer’s popularity in the United States. If anything the Seattle Sounders are more popular beacuse of their great XBOX 360 jerseys.

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Real Madrid $483 Million In Debt

Jyle Dupuis — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:51:30 +0000

The Real Madrid CF soccer club has revealed their financial records showing record breaking debts. The Spanish club showed that they are at least €327 million in debt ($443 million US) after going on a spending spree with new star players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Raul Albiol.

The four star players have a newly combined salary of €217 million ($324 million US), making up a huge portion of the debt. The spending spree came just after Florentino Perez became the new president of Real Madrid. Like a true businessman Perez defended the spending on the grounds that you have to spend money to make money, and he believes that his new team can make more money now than ever. Well good luck with that Real Madrid. Though wouldn’t it be embarrassing if they didn’t win any championships? Sometimes putting together a ‘dream team’ is counter productive as they all try to hog the spotlight rather than work as a team.

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Real Madrid’s Washington DC 3-0 Shutout

Jyle Dupuis — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:13:14 +0000

It almost seemed as if Real Madrid were human when they failed to plant any goals into DC United’s net during the first half of the match last night. DC goal tender Josh Wicks made some amazing saves that stunned both fans and Real Madrid strikers alike.

Real Madrid's Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo (L) vies with DC United's Chris Pontius (2nd L), Christian Gomez (2nd R) and Ben Olsen (R) during a friendly match on August 9, 2009 at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland, as part of Real's pre-season tour of Canada and the US.

72,368 fans made it to the FedEx Fields in Washington DC Sunday night to catch a glimpse at Real Madrid’s MLS tour. They played Toronto FC which ended in a 5-1 attack. After realizing what the typical MLS teams were up against it wasn’t surprising that they won last nights game with Washington. What was surprising was that they were able to fend them off for the first half of the game.

Though last nights game ended in a 3-0 shutout (excuse my hockey lingo) it was still great to see a great MLS player like Josh Wicks find out what he’s made of. And at the end of the day that’s what this friendly Real Madrid tour is all about. Playing against the best to see what you are capable of.

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Toronto FC Folds 5-1 To Real Madrid

Jyle Dupuis — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:43:19 +0000

It wasn’t supposed to be a fair match when Real Madrid rolled onto the BMO Fields. They were met by a packed stadium of fans wanting to get a glimpse of the super-team that was freshly assembled this summer. Ronaldo, Kaka and Benzema were all added to the new Real Madrid roster, making them the team to beat this season.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo slips the ball past Toronto FC's Marvell Wynne at BMO Fields, Toronto - August 8th, 2009

Toronto FC new they were in trouble but they did the best they could to fend off the waves of attacks. The game ended 5-1 with goal being made by the heavy strikers.

Tourism Toronto have announced that the game has added a significant boost to their local economy. $10 million is added revenue to be exact. The money is welcome news after organizers had to bend over backwards to have the two team play in Toronto. They had to add temporary sod over top of the false turf Real Madrid refused to play on. The sod ended up costing the club $250,000 but it will be put to good use by donating it to local schools to build soccer fields.

Watch all the goal highlights below.

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Kaka Leaving Milan For Real Madrid

Jyle Dupuis — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:20:51 +0000

In a surprising bit of news mega soccer star Kaka has decided to leave AC Milan to head for Real Madrid. His new contract is reported to be worth over $100 million.

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With Real Madrid under new management executives were becoming despirate to aquire a star player to help turn the team around. After going through a cupless season and replacing the head coach something needed to change.

In some interesting bit of news it was reported that Kaka was offered even more money to join Chelsea. About $132 million in fact. But for some reason he decided that he wanted to help out Real Madrid.

At 27, Kaka is one of highest grossing soccer players in theworld. He has been playing with AC Milan since 2003.

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Kaka Officially Denies Manchester City

Jyle Dupuis — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:04:59 +0000

Kaka officially denied the Manchester City $175.7 Million deal today January 20th, 2009.

Officials of Man. City like city executive chairman Garry Cook, have taken their disappointment to the press. Cook publicly scorned Kaka’s father for making a bad decision. The deal would have made history books as the highest paid soccer player ever. Kaka will continue to play for AC Milan because the 29 year old is happy there.

Leave the kid alone. Money is not the only factor driving forces in this world. The deal may have been a no brainer for most people. But some others who have values see things differently. More players need to be as devout as Kaka is for his team.

Read the complete article at TSN.ca

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